Ōmiwa Jinja
E1044928
Ōmiwa Jinja is one of Japan’s oldest and most revered Shinto shrines, famed for worshipping Mount Miwa itself as a sacred deity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ōmiwa Jinja canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13492341 — 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: Ōmiwa Jinja Context triple: [Nijūnisha, hasMember, Ōmiwa Jinja]
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A.
Ōharano Jinja
Ōharano Jinja is a historic Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, revered for its ancient imperial patronage and scenic forested setting.
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B.
Koyasan Okunoin
Koyasan Okunoin is one of Japan’s most sacred Buddhist sites, a vast forest cemetery and pilgrimage destination on Mount Koya associated with the revered monk Kobo Daishi.
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C.
Shoin Jinja
Shoin Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the influential late-Edo period thinker and educator Yoshida Shōin.
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D.
Takachiho Shrine
Takachiho Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, revered for its association with Japanese creation myths and traditional yokagura night kagura dance performances.
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E.
Miho Shrine
Miho Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its ancient maritime traditions and strong association with the deity Kotoshironushi (Ebisu).
- 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: Ōmiwa Jinja Target entity description: Ōmiwa Jinja is one of Japan’s oldest and most revered Shinto shrines, famed for worshipping Mount Miwa itself as a sacred deity.
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A.
Ōharano Jinja
Ōharano Jinja is a historic Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, revered for its ancient imperial patronage and scenic forested setting.
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B.
Koyasan Okunoin
Koyasan Okunoin is one of Japan’s most sacred Buddhist sites, a vast forest cemetery and pilgrimage destination on Mount Koya associated with the revered monk Kobo Daishi.
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C.
Shoin Jinja
Shoin Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the influential late-Edo period thinker and educator Yoshida Shōin.
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D.
Takachiho Shrine
Takachiho Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, revered for its association with Japanese creation myths and traditional yokagura night kagura dance performances.
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E.
Miho Shrine
Miho Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its ancient maritime traditions and strong association with the deity Kotoshironushi (Ebisu).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature | absence of honden (main sanctuary building) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Miwa faith
ⓘ
Yamato region ⓘ early Japanese state formation ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | important Shinto pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| enshrinesKamiType | mountain kami ⓘ |
| environs |
Mount Miwa foothills
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Miwa area
|
| hasAlternativeRomanization | Omiwa Jinja ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Shinto shrines in Nara Prefecture
ⓘ
important cultural religious sites in Japan ⓘ mountain worship sites in Japan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multiple auxiliary shrines (sessha and massha)
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sacred forest around Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| hasFestival | annual festivals honoring Ōmononushi ⓘ |
| hasGuardianAnimal | sacred snakes associated with Ōmononushi ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 大神神社 ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity |
Ōkuninushi (as aspect Ōmononushi)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ōnamuchi-no-Mikoto
Ōmononushi ⓘ
linked to:
Ōnamuchi-no-Mikoto
|
| hasMainObjectOfWorship |
Mount Miwa itself as kami
ⓘ
linked to:
Miwa-yama
|
| hasNoHonden | true ⓘ |
| hasOfferings |
rice offerings
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sake offerings ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimagePractice | circumambulation and worship of Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| hasRitualRestriction | traditional prohibition on climbing upper part of Mount Miwa without permission ⓘ |
| hasSacredMountain | Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| hasTorii | large Ōtorii gate ⓘ |
| hasToriiLocation | approach to Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| heritageType | ancient Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| isAmong | oldest Shinto shrines in Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sakurai, Nara Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakurai, Nara
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| romanizationSystem | Hepburn romanization ⓘ |
| worshipsAsDeity | Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
mountain worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | kanji ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ōmiwa Jinja Description of subject: Ōmiwa Jinja is one of Japan’s oldest and most revered Shinto shrines, famed for worshipping Mount Miwa itself as a sacred deity.
Referenced by (1)
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