Hikone Castle
E181517
Hikone Castle is a well-preserved Edo-period Japanese hilltop castle renowned for its original main keep and scenic location overlooking Lake Biwa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hikone Castle canonical | 12 |
| Hikone Castle keep | 2 |
| National Treasure of Japan (Hikone Castle keep) | 1 |
| well-preserved Hikone Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1595919 — 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: Hikone Castle Context triple: [Shiga, containsLandmark, Hikone Castle]
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A.
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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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.
Nakijin Castle
Nakijin Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its massive stone walls and as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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E.
Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
- 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: Hikone Castle Target entity description: Hikone Castle is a well-preserved Edo-period Japanese hilltop castle renowned for its original main keep and scenic location overlooking Lake Biwa.
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A.
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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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.
Nakijin Castle
Nakijin Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its massive stone walls and as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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E.
Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Edo-period castle
ⓘ
Japanese castle ⓘ hilltop castle ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Edo period ⓘ |
| builtFor | Ii clan ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Shiga Prefecture
ⓘ
Historic Sites of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Site of Japan
National Treasures of Japan (castles) ⓘ
linked to:
National Treasures of Japan
|
| constructionEnd | 1622 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1603 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
historical site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
military fortress
ⓘ
seat of the Ii domain ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | samurai ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bailey
ⓘ
gates ⓘ moat ⓘ original main keep ⓘ stone walls ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasGarden | Genkyuen Garden ⓘ |
| hasMainKeepType | tenshu ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Hikone Castle Museum ⓘ |
| hasOriginalStructure |
main keep
ⓘ
some turrets ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingArea | castle town of Hikone ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Treasure of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
National Treasures of Japan
Special Historic Site of Japan ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Honshu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hikone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Hikone Castle Museum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical importance in Edo period
ⓘ
original Edo-period tenshu ⓘ scenic views over Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator |
City of Hikone
ⓘ
linked to:
Hikone
|
| ownedBy |
City of Hikone
ⓘ
linked to:
Hikone
|
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Lake Biwa area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hikone Castle Description of subject: Hikone Castle is a well-preserved Edo-period Japanese hilltop castle renowned for its original main keep and scenic location overlooking Lake Biwa.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
subject linked to:
Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Hikone Castle
subject linked to:
Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Hikone Castle
linked to: Hikone Castle