tenshu (main keep)
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The tenshu (main keep) of Hirosaki Castle is a compact, multi-storied central tower that served as the fortified stronghold and symbolic core of this historic Japanese castle.
All labels observed (1)
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| tenshu (main keep) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18983592 — 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: tenshu (main keep) Context triple: [Hirosaki Castle, hasPart, tenshu (main keep)]
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A.
Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, renowned for its role as a stronghold of the Aizu domain during the late Edo period and the Boshin War.
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B.
Momoyama Castle
Momoyama Castle is a lavish late-16th-century Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and famed for its opulent Momoyama-period architecture and decorative arts.
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C.
Tsuyama Castle
Tsuyama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop castle in Okayama Prefecture, once renowned for its extensive stone walls and numerous cherry trees, and now preserved as scenic castle ruins.
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D.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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E.
Oshi Castle
Oshi Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, renowned for its role in the late Sengoku period and its well-preserved reconstructed keep and moats.
- 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: tenshu (main keep) Target entity description: The tenshu (main keep) of Hirosaki Castle is a compact, multi-storied central tower that served as the fortified stronghold and symbolic core of this historic Japanese castle.
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A.
Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, renowned for its role as a stronghold of the Aizu domain during the late Edo period and the Boshin War.
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B.
Momoyama Castle
Momoyama Castle is a lavish late-16th-century Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and famed for its opulent Momoyama-period architecture and decorative arts.
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C.
Tsuyama Castle
Tsuyama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop castle in Okayama Prefecture, once renowned for its extensive stone walls and numerous cherry trees, and now preserved as scenic castle ruins.
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D.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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E.
Oshi Castle
Oshi Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, renowned for its role in the late Sengoku period and its well-preserved reconstructed keep and moats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.