Kasuga Taisha
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Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kasuga Taisha canonical | 8 |
| Kasuga Taisha Omotesando | 1 |
| Kasuga Taisha Shrine | 1 |
| Kasuga Taisha shrine complex | 1 |
| Main sanctuary of Kasuga Taisha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855777 — 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: Kasuga Taisha Context triple: [Nara, hasFamousSite, Kasuga Taisha]
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A.
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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B.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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C.
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
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D.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
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E.
Akagi Shrine
Akagi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the worship of Mount Akagi’s deity, serving as a spiritual center for local mountain and nature veneration.
- 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: Kasuga Taisha Target entity description: Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.
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A.
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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B.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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C.
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
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D.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
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E.
Akagi Shrine
Akagi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the worship of Mount Akagi’s deity, serving as a spiritual center for local mountain and nature veneration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| access |
bus from Kintetsu Nara Station
ⓘ
walk through Nara Park ⓘ |
| approach |
Kasuga Taisha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kasuga Taisha Omotesando
|
| architecturalStyle | Kasuga-zukuri ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kasugayama Primeval Forest ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPropertyStatus |
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Important Cultural Property of Japan
National Treasures of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
National Treasure of Japan (selected buildings)
|
| dedicatedTo |
Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto
ⓘ
Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto ⓘ
surface form:
Futsunushi-no-mikoto
Himegami ⓘ Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto ⓘ |
| enshrinesKami | four principal deities ⓘ |
| famousFor |
ancient Shinto rituals
ⓘ
scenic forest setting ⓘ stone and bronze lanterns ⓘ |
| founder | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 768 ⓘ |
| guardianDeityOf | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bronze lanterns
ⓘ
cypress-bark roofs ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ vermilion-painted buildings ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri
ⓘ
Obon Mantoro ⓘ Setsubun festival ⓘ
surface form:
Setsubun Mantoro
|
| hasMuseum | Kasuga Taisha Museum ⓘ |
| hasTreasureHouse |
Kasuga Taisha Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Kasuga Taisha National Treasure Hall
|
| lanternFestival | Mantoro ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ Mount Mikasa foothills ⓘ Nara ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainHallStyle | Kasuga-zukuri honden ⓘ |
| mantoroHeldOn |
Setsubun festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Setsubun
mid-August Obon period ⓘ |
| near |
Kōfuku-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Kofuku-ji
Nara Park ⓘ Tōdai-ji ⓘ
surface form:
Todai-ji
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| numberOfLanterns | over 3000 ⓘ |
| numberOfMainShrines | four ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Government of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese government
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Kasugayama Primeval Forest ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kasuga Taisha Description of subject: Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Main sanctuary of Kasuga Taisha
this entity surface form:
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
this entity surface form:
Kasuga Taisha shrine complex
this entity surface form:
Kasuga Taisha Omotesando