Sano no Mikoto
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Sano no Mikoto is a Shinto deity counted among the eight principal imperial kami enshrined at Kashihara, associated with Japan’s early mytho-historical imperial lineage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sano no Mikoto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22225602 — 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: Sano no Mikoto Context triple: [Eight imperial kami of Kashihara, hasPart, Sano no Mikoto]
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A.
Tenjin-sama
Tenjin-sama is the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, revered in Japan as a powerful kami of scholarship, learning, and poetry.
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B.
Kagami no Ōkimi
Kagami no Ōkimi was a noblewoman of Japan’s Asuka period, known primarily as the wife of influential statesman Fujiwara no Kamatari and an early matriarch of the powerful Fujiwara clan.
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C.
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi was an ancient Japanese imperial consort and empress associated with the early Yamato court, best known as the mother of Emperor Nintoku.
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D.
Kamotaketsunomi no Mikoto
Kamotaketsunomi no Mikoto is a Shinto deity revered as an ancestral god of the Kamo clan and a protector of the Kyoto region.
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E.
Inari Daimyōjin
Inari Daimyōjin is a major Japanese kami associated primarily with rice, fertility, prosperity, and foxes, widely venerated at countless Shinto shrines across 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: Sano no Mikoto Target entity description: Sano no Mikoto is a Shinto deity counted among the eight principal imperial kami enshrined at Kashihara, associated with Japan’s early mytho-historical imperial lineage.
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A.
Tenjin-sama
Tenjin-sama is the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, revered in Japan as a powerful kami of scholarship, learning, and poetry.
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B.
Kagami no Ōkimi
Kagami no Ōkimi was a noblewoman of Japan’s Asuka period, known primarily as the wife of influential statesman Fujiwara no Kamatari and an early matriarch of the powerful Fujiwara clan.
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C.
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi was an ancient Japanese imperial consort and empress associated with the early Yamato court, best known as the mother of Emperor Nintoku.
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D.
Kamotaketsunomi no Mikoto
Kamotaketsunomi no Mikoto is a Shinto deity revered as an ancestral god of the Kamo clan and a protector of the Kyoto region.
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E.
Inari Daimyōjin
Inari Daimyōjin is a major Japanese kami associated primarily with rice, fertility, prosperity, and foxes, widely venerated at countless Shinto shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.