Sankeien Garden building ensemble
E1016521
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sankeien Garden building ensemble canonical | 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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Kairakuen Garden
Kairakuen Garden is one of Japan’s most famous landscape gardens, renowned for its vast plum tree groves and seasonal beauty.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Kairakuen Garden
Kairakuen Garden is one of Japan’s most famous landscape gardens, renowned for its vast plum tree groves and seasonal beauty.
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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
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cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Japanese architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hara Sankei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | wooden post‑and‑beam ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Buddhist temple architecture
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Japanese garden culture ⓘ samurai and merchant residences ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeContext | traditional Japanese strolling garden ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chōshūkaku
NERFINISHED
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Former Yanohara family residence NERFINISHED ⓘ Gekkaden NERFINISHED ⓘ Kakushōkaku NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Hattori family residence NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Tenzuiji Jutō Oidō NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Tomyoji main hall remains NERFINISHED ⓘ Rinshunkaku NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōmyōji three‑storied pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ historic Japanese buildings ⓘ historic residences ⓘ relocated temples ⓘ tea houses ⓘ |
| hasView |
ponds and streams
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seasonal flowers ⓘ wooded hills ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tangible Cultural Property of Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Naka Ward, Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sankeien Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
tile roofing
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wood ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| owner | Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sankeien Garden cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
cultural tourism
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heritage preservation ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
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Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical education
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tea ceremony ⓘ traditional cultural events ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sankeien Garden building ensemble Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sankeien Garden historic buildings ensemble