Ryōgoku Kokugikan
E181382
Ryōgoku Kokugikan is Tokyo’s main indoor sumo arena, famous as the spiritual home of professional sumo and a venue for major tournaments and cultural events.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ryōgoku Kokugikan canonical | 19 |
| Ryogoku Kokugikan | 8 |
| 両国国技館 | 2 |
| Kuramae National Sumo Arena | 1 |
| Ryogoku Sumo Hall | 1 |
| 旧両国国技館（国技館） | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592252 — 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: Ryōgoku Kokugikan Context triple: [Sumida, knownFor, Ryōgoku Kokugikan]
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A.
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a prominent modern sports complex in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its distinctive contemporary architecture and role as a major venue for national and international sporting events.
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B.
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium is a landmark sports and event arena in Tokyo renowned for its distinctive suspension roof design by architect Kenzo Tange and its role as a major Olympic and cultural venue.
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C.
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena in Osaka, Japan, best known as the home venue of the professional basketball team Osaka Evessa.
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D.
Maishima Arena
Maishima Arena is an indoor sports venue in Osaka, Japan, primarily known for hosting professional basketball games and other sporting events.
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E.
War Memorial Gymnasium
War Memorial Gymnasium is an on-campus arena at the University of San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs.
- 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: Ryōgoku Kokugikan Target entity description: Ryōgoku Kokugikan is Tokyo’s main indoor sumo arena, famous as the spiritual home of professional sumo and a venue for major tournaments and cultural events.
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A.
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a prominent modern sports complex in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its distinctive contemporary architecture and role as a major venue for national and international sporting events.
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B.
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium is a landmark sports and event arena in Tokyo renowned for its distinctive suspension roof design by architect Kenzo Tange and its role as a major Olympic and cultural venue.
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C.
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena in Osaka, Japan, best known as the home venue of the professional basketball team Osaka Evessa.
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D.
Maishima Arena
Maishima Arena is an indoor sports venue in Osaka, Japan, primarily known for hosting professional basketball games and other sporting events.
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E.
War Memorial Gymnasium
War Memorial Gymnasium is an on-campus arena at the University of San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ sumo arena ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Ryōgoku Station ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ryogoku Kokugikan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Ryogoku Sumo Hall ⓘ
linked to:
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
|
| architecturalType | multi-purpose indoor arena ⓘ |
| city | Tokyo ⓘ |
| considered | spiritual home of professional sumo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
restaurants
ⓘ
shops ⓘ sumo museum ⓘ training rooms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
box-style masu seats
ⓘ
central raised dohyo ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransitConnection |
JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toei Ōedo Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Aki basho
ⓘ
Hatsu basho ⓘ Natsu basho ⓘ |
| isCovered | yes ⓘ |
| isMainVenueFor | professional sumo in Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ Ryōgoku ⓘ Sumida ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| nativeName |
両国国技館
ⓘ
linked to:
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
|
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| near |
Edo-Tokyo Museum
ⓘ
Sumida Hokusai Museum ⓘ |
| numberOfGrandSumoTournamentsPerYearHosted | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1985 ⓘ |
| openingDate | January 1985 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Japan Sumo Association ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Japan Sumo Association ⓘ |
| prefecture |
Tokyo Metropolis
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Prefecture
|
| primaryUse | professional sumo tournaments ⓘ |
| region |
Kantō
ⓘ
linked to:
Kantō region
|
| replaced | Kuramae Kokugikan ⓘ |
| roofStyle | Shinto shrine-style roof over the dohyo ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 11000 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games boxing competitions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boxing events
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ryōgoku Kokugikan Description of subject: Ryōgoku Kokugikan is Tokyo’s main indoor sumo arena, famous as the spiritual home of professional sumo and a venue for major tournaments and cultural events.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
sumo museum
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subject linked to:
sumo museum
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