Nakagusuku Castle
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Nakagusuku Castle is a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) whose stone walls and ruins overlook the Pacific Ocean on Okinawa’s main island and form part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nakagusuku Castle canonical | 9 |
| Nakagusuku Castle ruins | 4 |
| Nakagusuku-jō Site | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site Nakagusuku Castle | 1 |
| fortifications at Nakagusuku | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1373048 — 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: Nakagusuku Castle Context triple: [Okinawa Prefecture, hasWorldHeritageComponent, Nakagusuku Castle]
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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.
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Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
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Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
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Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, known for its reconstructed keep, stone walls, and scenic grounds that attract many visitors.
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Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
- 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: Nakagusuku Castle Target entity description: Nakagusuku Castle is a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) whose stone walls and ruins overlook the Pacific Ocean on Okinawa’s main island and form part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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A.
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.
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B.
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
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C.
Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
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D.
Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, known for its reconstructed keep, stone walls, and scenic grounds that attract many visitors.
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E.
Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nakagusuku Castle Description of subject: Nakagusuku Castle is a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) whose stone walls and ruins overlook the Pacific Ocean on Okinawa’s main island and form part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan
subject linked to:
Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan