Zojo-ji Temple

E220992

Buddhist temple Jodo-shu temple historic site

Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Zojo-ji Temple canonical	3
Zojo-ji	2
Zojoji Temple	2
Zōjō-ji	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1603440 — 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: Zojo-ji Temple
Context triple: [Tokyo Tower, nearbyAttraction, Zojo-ji Temple]

A. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
B. Gangō-ji
Gangō-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in Nara and recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
C. Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
D. Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
E. To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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: Zojo-ji Temple
Target entity description: Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.

A. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
B. Gangō-ji
Gangō-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in Nara and recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
C. Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
D. Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
E. To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ Jodo-shu temple ⓘ historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Japanese Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ
cityscapeView	Tokyo Tower backdrop ⓘ
contains	graves of Tokugawa family members ⓘ mausoleums of Tokugawa shoguns ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
denominationHeadTempleOf	Jodo-shu Chinzei branch in the Kanto region ⓘ
foundedBy	Priest Yuyo Shoso ⓘ Yuyo Shoso ⓘ
foundedIn	1393 ⓘ
hasCulturalProperty	Sangedatsumon ⓘ
hasCulturalPropertyStatus	Important Cultural Properties of Japan ⓘ surface form: Important Cultural Property of Japan
hasDeity	Amitābha Buddha ⓘ surface form: Amida Nyorai
hasEvent	New Year’s visits (Hatsumode) ⓘ
hasFeature	cherry blossom trees ⓘ grand temple gate ⓘ large main hall ⓘ rows of Jizo statues ⓘ stone steps and approach ⓘ traditional temple garden ⓘ
hasFestival	Oeshiki festival ⓘ
hasFunction	bodhi temple of Tokugawa family ⓘ
hasMainGate	Sangedatsumon ⓘ
isCulturalHeritageSite	true ⓘ
isReligiousCenter	true ⓘ
isTouristAttraction	true ⓘ
languageOfSignage	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ surface form: Kanto region Minato, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ surface form: Minato, Tokyo Tokyo ⓘ
locatedNear	Tokyo Tower ⓘ
mainGateName	Sangedatsumon ⓘ
movedBy	Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ
movedTo	Hibiya ⓘ Hamamatsuchō ⓘ surface form: Shiba, Edo Aoyama, Tokyo ⓘ surface form: Shiba, Tokyo
movedToYear	1598 ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
originallyFoundedIn	Kozuke Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	central Tokyo ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Jōdo-shū ⓘ surface form: Jodo-shu Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
wasFamilyTempleOf	Tokugawa clan ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tokyo Tower → nearbyAttraction → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ

Minato, Tokyo, Japan → containsLandmark → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ

Minato → containsLandmark → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ

Tokugawa Hidetada → burialPlace → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zōjō-ji

Shiba-koen → hasTemple → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zojo-ji

Shiba-koen → hasLandmark → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zojo-ji

Shiba → hasLandmark → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zojoji Temple

Shiba Park → adjacentTo → Zojo-ji Temple ⓘ