Shirakawa-go region

E244708

World Heritage Site cultural region tourist destination

The Shirakawa-go region is a remote, mountainous area in Japan famed for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses and picturesque, snow-covered village landscapes.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Shirakawa-go	5
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	3
UNESCO World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go and Gokayama	2
白川郷・五箇山の合掌造り集落	2
Gokayama historic villages	1
Shirakawa Village	1
Shirakawa-go region canonical	1
Shirakawa-go tourist area	1
Shiroyama Park (Shirakawa-go)	1
UNESCO World Heritage landscape of Shirakawa-go	1
historic villages of Shirakawa	1
traditional thatched-roof village of Shirakawa-go	1
village of Shirakawa	1
岐阜県白川村	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2202779 — 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: Shirakawa-go region
Context triple: [Japanese Alps, tourism, Shirakawa-go region]

A. Kyotanabe
Kyotanabe is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs, educational institutions, and location within the Kansai region.
B. Yufuin
Yufuin is a scenic hot spring resort town in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, known for its tranquil rural atmosphere, boutique inns, and views of Mount Yufu.
C. Koya town
Koya town is a historic settlement in Japan best known as the center of Shingon Buddhism and home to the sacred Mount Koya temple complex.
D. Kumano
Kumano was a Mogami-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
E. Maishima
Maishima is a man-made island in Osaka, Japan, known for its sports facilities, event venues, and waterfront recreational areas.
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: Shirakawa-go region
Target entity description: The Shirakawa-go region is a remote, mountainous area in Japan famed for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses and picturesque, snow-covered village landscapes.

A. Kyotanabe
Kyotanabe is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs, educational institutions, and location within the Kansai region.
B. Yufuin
Yufuin is a scenic hot spring resort town in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, known for its tranquil rural atmosphere, boutique inns, and views of Mount Yufu.
C. Koya town
Koya town is a historic settlement in Japan best known as the center of Shingon Buddhism and home to the sacred Mount Koya temple complex.
D. Kumano
Kumano was a Mogami-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
E. Maishima
Maishima is a man-made island in Osaka, Japan, known for its sports facilities, event venues, and waterfront recreational areas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural region ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ
access	remote mountain roads ⓘ
administrativeVillage	Shirakawa Village ⓘ linked to: Shirakawa-go region
buildingMaterial	thatch ⓘ wood ⓘ
climate	heavy winter snowfall ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance	example of traditional Japanese mountain village life ⓘ
hasFeature	mountain forests ⓘ rice fields ⓘ traditional storehouses ⓘ
hasViewpoint	Shiroyama viewpoint ⓘ
hasVillage	Ogimachi ⓘ
heritageCriteria	(iv) ⓘ (v) ⓘ
knownFor	gassho-zukuri farmhouses ⓘ rural mountain scenery ⓘ snow-covered village landscapes ⓘ traditional thatched-roof houses ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Chūbu region ⓘ Gifu Prefecture ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Japanese Alps ⓘ
mainReligion	Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
nearCity	Takayama ⓘ
nearPrefecture	Toyama Prefecture ⓘ
nearRiver	Shō River ⓘ
preservationStatus	protected traditional village landscape ⓘ
primaryArchitecturalStyle	gassho-zukuri ⓘ
roofDesignPurpose	to shed heavy snowfall ⓘ
roofType	steeply pitched thatched roofs ⓘ
tourismActivity	overnight stays in traditional farmhouses ⓘ viewing illuminated houses in winter ⓘ village walking tours ⓘ
tourismSeason	autumn ⓘ spring ⓘ winter ⓘ
traditionalEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ sericulture ⓘ
transportConnection	Hokuriku Expressway (nearby access) ⓘ linked to: Hokuriku Expressway
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1995 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName	Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama ⓘ linked to: Shirakawa-go region
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	Designated ⓘ

How these facts were elicited