Sankeien Garden building ensemble

E1016521

architectural ensemble cultural heritage site

The Sankeien Garden building ensemble is a collection of historic Japanese structures, including relocated temples, residences, and tea houses, set within a traditional landscaped garden in Yokohama.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sankeien Garden building ensemble canonical	1
Sankeien Garden cultural landscape	1
Sankeien Garden historic buildings ensemble	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13029831 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sankeien Garden building ensemble
Context triple: [Kakushōkaku, partOf, Sankeien Garden building ensemble]

A. Kenroku-en Garden
Kenroku-en Garden is one of Japan’s most celebrated landscape gardens, renowned for its seasonal beauty, historic design, and status as a prime example of Edo-period strolling gardens in Kanazawa.
B. Shukkeien Garden
Shukkeien Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Hiroshima, known for its miniature representations of natural scenery, tranquil ponds, and traditional teahouses.
C. Ninomaru Garden
Ninomaru Garden is a renowned traditional Japanese landscape garden within Kyoto’s Nijō Castle, celebrated for its carefully arranged ponds, stones, and plantings that reflect Edo-period aesthetics.
D. Kairakuen Garden
Kairakuen Garden is one of Japan’s most famous landscape gardens, renowned for its vast plum tree groves and seasonal beauty.
E. Daitoku-ji temple gardens
The Daitoku-ji temple gardens are a renowned complex of Zen Buddhist dry landscape gardens in Kyoto, celebrated for their minimalist design, raked gravel, and contemplative atmosphere.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sankeien Garden building ensemble
Target entity description: The Sankeien Garden building ensemble is a collection of historic Japanese structures, including relocated temples, residences, and tea houses, set within a traditional landscaped garden in Yokohama.

A. Kenroku-en Garden
Kenroku-en Garden is one of Japan’s most celebrated landscape gardens, renowned for its seasonal beauty, historic design, and status as a prime example of Edo-period strolling gardens in Kanazawa.
B. Shukkeien Garden
Shukkeien Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Hiroshima, known for its miniature representations of natural scenery, tranquil ponds, and traditional teahouses.
C. Ninomaru Garden
Ninomaru Garden is a renowned traditional Japanese landscape garden within Kyoto’s Nijō Castle, celebrated for its carefully arranged ponds, stones, and plantings that reflect Edo-period aesthetics.
D. Kairakuen Garden
Kairakuen Garden is one of Japan’s most famous landscape gardens, renowned for its vast plum tree groves and seasonal beauty.
E. Daitoku-ji temple gardens
The Daitoku-ji temple gardens are a renowned complex of Zen Buddhist dry landscape gardens in Kyoto, celebrated for their minimalist design, raked gravel, and contemplative atmosphere.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural ensemble ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Japanese architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Hara Sankei ⓘ
constructionMethod	wooden post‑and‑beam ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalContext	Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ Japanese garden culture ⓘ samurai and merchant residences ⓘ
hasLandscapeContext	traditional Japanese strolling garden ⓘ
hasPart	Chōshūkaku ⓘ Former Yanohara family residence ⓘ Gekkaden ⓘ Kakushōkaku ⓘ Old Hattori family residence ⓘ Old Tenzuiji Jutō Oidō ⓘ Old Tomyoji main hall remains ⓘ linked to: Old Tōmyōji temple site Rinshunkaku ⓘ Tōmyōji three‑storied pagoda ⓘ historic Japanese buildings ⓘ historic residences ⓘ relocated temples ⓘ tea houses ⓘ
hasView	ponds and streams ⓘ seasonal flowers ⓘ wooded hills ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Important Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ linked to: Important Cultural Properties of Japan Tangible Cultural Property of Yokohama ⓘ
locatedIn	Japan ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Naka Ward, Yokohama ⓘ Sankeien Garden ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ
material	tile roofing ⓘ wood ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
owner	Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation ⓘ
partOf	Sankeien Garden cultural landscape ⓘ linked to: Sankeien Garden building ensemble
primaryFunction	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage preservation ⓘ
significantPeriod	Edo period ⓘ Meiji period ⓘ linked to: Meiji era Taishō period ⓘ linked to: Taisho era
touristAttraction	true ⓘ
usedFor	historical education ⓘ tea ceremony ⓘ traditional cultural events ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kakushōkaku → partOf → Sankeien Garden building ensemble ⓘ

Former Yanohara House → partOf → Sankeien Garden historic buildings ensemble ⓘ

linked to: Sankeien Garden building ensemble

Sankeien Garden building ensemble → partOf → Sankeien Garden cultural landscape ⓘ