Yamate Seiyōkan (Western-style houses)
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Yamate Seiyōkan are a group of preserved Western-style residences in Yokohama’s historic Yamate district, showcasing the city’s early international and architectural heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamate Seiyōkan (Western-style houses) canonical | 1 |
| Yamate Western-style houses | 1 |
| Yamate Western-style residences | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14609352 — 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: Yamate Seiyōkan (Western-style houses) Context triple: [Yamate Bluff area, hasLandmark, Yamate Seiyōkan (Western-style houses)]
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A.
Shikumen
Shikumen is a traditional Shanghainese architectural style that combines Western townhouse elements with Chinese courtyard houses, characterized by stone-framed gateways and narrow, lane-based residential blocks.
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B.
Shinden-zukuri
Shinden-zukuri is a classical Japanese aristocratic residential architectural style from the Heian period, characterized by large, open halls, raised wooden floors, and airy layouts connected by covered walkways and gardens.
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C.
Shinmei-zukuri
Shinmei-zukuri is one of Japan’s oldest Shinto shrine architectural styles, characterized by a simple, ancient granary-like structure with straight lines, raised floors, and unpainted cypress wood.
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D.
Shoin-zukuri
Shoin-zukuri is a traditional Japanese residential architectural style that developed in the late medieval period, characterized by tatami-matted rooms, sliding doors, built-in desks and shelves, and an asymmetrical, formal layout.
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E.
Hachiman-zukuri
Hachiman-zukuri is a traditional Shinto shrine architectural style characterized by two parallel gabled structures joined under a single roof, commonly used for Hachiman shrines in Japan.
- 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: Yamate Seiyōkan (Western-style houses) Target entity description: Yamate Seiyōkan are a group of preserved Western-style residences in Yokohama’s historic Yamate district, showcasing the city’s early international and architectural heritage.
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A.
Shikumen
Shikumen is a traditional Shanghainese architectural style that combines Western townhouse elements with Chinese courtyard houses, characterized by stone-framed gateways and narrow, lane-based residential blocks.
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B.
Shinden-zukuri
Shinden-zukuri is a classical Japanese aristocratic residential architectural style from the Heian period, characterized by large, open halls, raised wooden floors, and airy layouts connected by covered walkways and gardens.
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C.
Shinmei-zukuri
Shinmei-zukuri is one of Japan’s oldest Shinto shrine architectural styles, characterized by a simple, ancient granary-like structure with straight lines, raised floors, and unpainted cypress wood.
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D.
Shoin-zukuri
Shoin-zukuri is a traditional Japanese residential architectural style that developed in the late medieval period, characterized by tatami-matted rooms, sliding doors, built-in desks and shelves, and an asymmetrical, formal layout.
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E.
Hachiman-zukuri
Hachiman-zukuri is a traditional Shinto shrine architectural style characterized by two parallel gabled structures joined under a single roof, commonly used for Hachiman shrines in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yamate Seiyōkan (Western-style houses)
linked to: Yamate Seiyōkan (Western-style houses)