Yushima Seidō
E284001
Yushima Seidō is a historic Confucian temple and former educational center in Tokyo, Japan, known as a key site for Confucian learning during the Edo period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rangaku Juku | 1 |
| Yushima Seido | 1 |
| Yushima Seidō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2619668 — 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: Yushima Seidō Context triple: [Bunkyō, contains, Yushima Seidō]
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A.
Daisan Shōhōtei
Daisan Shōhōtei is the Third Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan, one of its small panels responsible for hearing specific categories of cases.
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B.
Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
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C.
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.
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D.
Enryaku-ji
Enryaku-ji is a historic Tendai Buddhist monastery complex on Mount Hiei, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Japan’s most important religious centers.
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E.
Kōten Kōkyūjo
Kōten Kōkyūjo was the original scholarly institute that evolved into Kokugakuin University, focusing on the study of classical Japanese texts and Shinto.
- 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: Yushima Seidō Target entity description: Yushima Seidō is a historic Confucian temple and former educational center in Tokyo, Japan, known as a key site for Confucian learning during the Edo period.
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A.
Daisan Shōhōtei
Daisan Shōhōtei is the Third Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan, one of its small panels responsible for hearing specific categories of cases.
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B.
Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
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C.
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.
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D.
Enryaku-ji
Enryaku-ji is a historic Tendai Buddhist monastery complex on Mount Hiei, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Japan’s most important religious centers.
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E.
Kōten Kōkyūjo
Kōten Kōkyūjo was the original scholarly institute that evolved into Kokugakuin University, focusing on the study of classical Japanese texts and Shinto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian temple
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educational institution ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chinese-style architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edo-period education
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Neo-Confucianism ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation | historic site of Tokyo ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Confucius
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Zengzi ⓘ
surface form:
Four Sages of Confucianism
|
| eraOfConstruction | Edo period ⓘ |
| function |
center of Confucian learning
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educational center ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tokyo Metropolitan Government ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Bunkyō, Tokyo
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Confucian temples in Japan ⓘ Education in the Edo period ⓘ Tourist attractions in Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
black-lacquered buildings
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courtyard ⓘ gate ⓘ large main hall ⓘ statue of Confucius ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
cultural education visits
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historical sightseeing ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bunkyo, Tokyo
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surface form:
Bunkyō, Tokyo
Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kanda River
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Ochanomizu Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Yushima Tenmangu Shrine ⓘ
surface form:
Yushima Tenmangū
|
| material | wood ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalName | Sensei-den ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence | Edo period ⓘ |
| region | Kantō region ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for Confucian learning in Japan
ⓘ
symbol of Confucian scholarship in Edo Japan ⓘ |
| usedAs |
place for scholarly gatherings
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site for official ceremonies ⓘ state-sponsored Confucian academy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Yushima Seidō Description of subject: Yushima Seidō is a historic Confucian temple and former educational center in Tokyo, Japan, known as a key site for Confucian learning during the Edo period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bunkyō
this entity surface form:
Rangaku Juku
this entity surface form:
Yushima Seido