Himeji Castle

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Important Cultural Property of Japan Japanese castle National Treasure of Japan UNESCO World Heritage Site hilltop castle

Himeji Castle is a UNESCO-listed Japanese feudal castle famed for its elegant white appearance, complex defensive design, and status as one of Japan’s best-preserved original castles.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Himeji Castle canonical	39
Himeji Castle complex	3
Himeji-jo	2
Himeji Castle keep	1
Himeji Castle lords	1
Himeji Castle main keep (early form)	1
Himeji Castle site	1
Himeji castle town	1
Himeji-jo (Himeji Castle) area	1
Otemon gate of Himeji Castle	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Himeji Castle	1
inner defenses of Himeji Castle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1135528 — 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: Himeji Castle
Context triple: [Hyogo Prefecture, hasLandmark, Himeji Castle]

A. Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Osaka, renowned for its grand architecture, surrounding park, and major role in Japan’s feudal history.
B. Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Nagoya, famous for its Edo-period architecture and iconic golden shachihoko (mythical tiger-fish) ornaments.
C. Nijō Castle
Nijō Castle is a historic shogunal residence and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ornate palaces, beautiful gardens, and “nightingale” floors that chirp when walked upon.
D. Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, that served as the political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Oheka Castle
Oheka Castle is a grand early-20th-century French-style chateau on Long Island, known as one of the largest private residences in the United States and a prominent historic landmark.
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: Himeji Castle
Target entity description: Himeji Castle is a UNESCO-listed Japanese feudal castle famed for its elegant white appearance, complex defensive design, and status as one of Japan’s best-preserved original castles.

A. Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Osaka, renowned for its grand architecture, surrounding park, and major role in Japan’s feudal history.
B. Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Nagoya, famous for its Edo-period architecture and iconic golden shachihoko (mythical tiger-fish) ornaments.
C. Nijō Castle
Nijō Castle is a historic shogunal residence and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ornate palaces, beautiful gardens, and “nightingale” floors that chirp when walked upon.
D. Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, that served as the political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Oheka Castle
Oheka Castle is a grand early-20th-century French-style chateau on Long Island, known as one of the largest private residences in the United States and a prominent historic landmark.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Important Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ Japanese castle ⓘ National Treasure of Japan ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ hilltop castle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Shirasagi-jō ⓘ White Heron Castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Japanese castle architecture ⓘ
builtBy	Akamatsu Norimura ⓘ
constructionEnd	1609 ⓘ
constructionStart	1333 ⓘ
coordinates	34.839°N 134.693°E ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
designatedAs	Special Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
expandedBy	Ikeda Terumasa ⓘ
hasComponent	Nishinomaru bailey ⓘ inner moat ⓘ middle moat ⓘ outer moat ⓘ tenshu (main keep) ⓘ three smaller keeps ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Treasure of Japan ⓘ linked to: National Treasures of Japan UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Himeji ⓘ Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ linked to: Hyogo Prefecture Kansai region ⓘ
locatedOn	Himeyama hill ⓘ
mainKeepHeight	46.4 metres ⓘ
managedBy	City of Himeji ⓘ linked to: Himeji
materialsUsed	stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
notableFeature	complex defensive maze-like layout ⓘ interlocking defensive walls and gates ⓘ multiple baileys and moats ⓘ white plastered earthen walls ⓘ
numberOfStoriesMainKeep	5 external stories ⓘ 6 internal floors ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
originalCastleCountContext	one of twelve remaining original Japanese castles ⓘ
preservationStatus	one of Japan’s best-preserved original castles ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
rebuiltIn	1581 ⓘ 1601–1609 ⓘ
roofMaterial	tile ⓘ
siteArea	approximately 233 hectares ⓘ
survivedEvent	Great Hanshin earthquake ⓘ World War II bombings ⓘ linked to: World War II bombing
underwentMajorRestoration	1956–1964 ⓘ 2009–2015 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	Cultural (i) ⓘ Cultural (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1993 ⓘ
visitorAttraction	major tourist destination in Japan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hyogo Prefecture → hasLandmark → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Hyogo Prefecture → knownFor → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Western Japan → hasHistoricalSite → Himeji Castle ⓘ

subject linked to: western Japan

Western Japan → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Himeji Castle ⓘ

subject linked to: western Japan

Himeji → hasFamousLandmark → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji → knownFor → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji → hasHistoricSite → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Osaka → hasUNESCOSiteNearby → Himeji Castle ⓘ

subject linked to: Osaka and Kyoto

Harima Province → containsHistoricSite → Himeji Castle ⓘ

subject linked to: Harima Province (historical region)

Azuchi–Momoyama period → notableStructure → Himeji Castle main keep (early form) ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Kansai → hasLandmark → Himeji Castle ⓘ

subject linked to: Kansai, Japan

Kumamoto Castle → with → Himeji Castle ⓘ

World Heritage Sites in Japan → hasPart → Himeji-jo ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Himeji Station → connectsWith → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji Station → adjacentTo → Himeji-jo (Himeji Castle) area ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Himeji Station → servesAsGatewayTo → Himeji Castle ⓘ

White Heron Castle → refersTo → Himeji Castle ⓘ

White Heron Castle → nicknameOf → Himeji Castle ⓘ

White Heron Castle → partOf → Himeji Castle complex ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Shirasagi-jō → alsoKnownAs → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Shirasagi-jō → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName → Himeji-jo ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Nishinomaru bailey → partOf → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Nishinomaru bailey → locatedIn → Himeji Castle complex ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Nishinomaru bailey → partOf → inner defenses of Himeji Castle ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Nishinomaru bailey → associatedWith → Himeji Castle lords ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Ikeda Terumasa → castleTownDevelopment → Himeji castle town ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Ikeda Terumasa → residence → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Ikeda Terumasa → associatedWithPlace → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeyama hill → locatedIn → Himeji Castle complex ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Himeyama hill → partOf → Himeji Castle site ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Himeyama hill → supportsStructure → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeyama hill → associatedWith → Himeji Castle keep ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Senhime → residedIn → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Port of Himeji → hasNearbyLandmark → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji-jo Otemon-mae Station → locatedNear → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji-jo Otemon-mae Station → locatedNear → Otemon gate of Himeji Castle ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Himeji-jo Otemon-mae Station → accesses → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji-jo Otemon-mae Station → hasNearbyAttraction → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Kōko-en Garden → locatedNear → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Kōko-en Garden → hasViewOf → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji City Museum of Art → locatedNear → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji City Museum of Art → hasViewOf → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji City Zoo → locatedNear → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji Castle Festival → locatedAt → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji Castle Festival → mainVenue → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji Castle Festival → centeredAround → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji Castle Festival → relatedTo → Himeji Castle ⓘ

Himeji Castle Festival → heritageContext → UNESCO World Heritage Site Himeji Castle ⓘ

linked to: Himeji Castle

Himeji Central Park → near → Himeji Castle ⓘ

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