Maruoka Castle
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Maruoka Castle is one of Japan’s oldest surviving castles, famed for its original wooden keep and historical significance in Fukui Prefecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maruoka Castle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17468961 — 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: Maruoka Castle Context triple: [Fukui Prefecture, hasTouristAttraction, Maruoka Castle]
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Wakamatsu Castle
Wakamatsu Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, renowned for its role in the Boshin War and its distinctive red-tiled keep.
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B.
Tsuwano Castle
Tsuwano Castle is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress in present-day Shimane Prefecture, known for its atmospheric ruins and scenic views over the old castle town of Tsuwano.
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C.
Tsuruoka Castle
Tsuruoka Castle is a historic Japanese castle in present-day Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, that served as the political and administrative center of the Shōnai Domain during the Edo period.
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D.
Kasugayama Castle
Kasugayama Castle was a major Sengoku-period mountain fortress in Echigo Province, Japan, best known as the stronghold and residence of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin.
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E.
Nagaoka Castle
Nagaoka Castle was a Japanese feudal stronghold in Echigo Province that served as the political and administrative center of the Nagaoka Domain during the Edo period.
- 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: Maruoka Castle Target entity description: Maruoka Castle is one of Japan’s oldest surviving castles, famed for its original wooden keep and historical significance in Fukui Prefecture.
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A.
Wakamatsu Castle
Wakamatsu Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, renowned for its role in the Boshin War and its distinctive red-tiled keep.
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B.
Tsuwano Castle
Tsuwano Castle is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress in present-day Shimane Prefecture, known for its atmospheric ruins and scenic views over the old castle town of Tsuwano.
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C.
Tsuruoka Castle
Tsuruoka Castle is a historic Japanese castle in present-day Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, that served as the political and administrative center of the Shōnai Domain during the Edo period.
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D.
Kasugayama Castle
Kasugayama Castle was a major Sengoku-period mountain fortress in Echigo Province, Japan, best known as the stronghold and residence of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin.
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E.
Nagaoka Castle
Nagaoka Castle was a Japanese feudal stronghold in Echigo Province that served as the political and administrative center of the Nagaoka Domain during the Edo period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.