Ginkaku-ji sand garden
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The Ginkaku-ji sand garden is a famous Japanese Zen dry landscape garden in Kyoto, renowned for its meticulously raked white sand and iconic conical sand mound symbolizing Mount Fuji or a sacred mountain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ginkaku-ji gardens | 1 |
| Ginkaku-ji sand garden canonical | 1 |
| 銀閣寺の砂庭 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2655691 — 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: Ginkaku-ji sand garden Context triple: [Zen gardens, notableExample, Ginkaku-ji sand garden]
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A.
Shukkeien Garden
Shukkeien Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Hiroshima, known for its miniature representations of natural scenery, tranquil ponds, and traditional teahouses.
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B.
Sankeien Garden
Sankeien Garden is a traditional Japanese landscape garden in Yokohama known for its historic buildings, seasonal flowers, and scenic ponds and pathways.
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C.
Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.
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D.
Chinzan-so Garden
Chinzan-so Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Tokyo known for its traditional teahouses, seasonal foliage, and tranquil ponds amid the urban setting.
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E.
Daitoku-ji temple gardens
The Daitoku-ji temple gardens are a renowned complex of Zen Buddhist dry landscape gardens in Kyoto, celebrated for their minimalist design, raked gravel, and contemplative atmosphere.
- 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: Ginkaku-ji sand garden Target entity description: The Ginkaku-ji sand garden is a famous Japanese Zen dry landscape garden in Kyoto, renowned for its meticulously raked white sand and iconic conical sand mound symbolizing Mount Fuji or a sacred mountain.
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A.
Shukkeien Garden
Shukkeien Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Hiroshima, known for its miniature representations of natural scenery, tranquil ponds, and traditional teahouses.
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B.
Sankeien Garden
Sankeien Garden is a traditional Japanese landscape garden in Yokohama known for its historic buildings, seasonal flowers, and scenic ponds and pathways.
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C.
Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.
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D.
Chinzan-so Garden
Chinzan-so Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Tokyo known for its traditional teahouses, seasonal foliage, and tranquil ponds amid the urban setting.
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E.
Daitoku-ji temple gardens
The Daitoku-ji temple gardens are a renowned complex of Zen Buddhist dry landscape gardens in Kyoto, celebrated for their minimalist design, raked gravel, and contemplative atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese garden
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Zen garden ⓘ dry landscape garden ⓘ karesansui garden ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
ⓘ
Ginkaku-ji ⓘ
surface form:
Ginkaku-ji Silver Pavilion
|
| category |
Gardens in Kyoto
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Japanese dry landscape gardens ⓘ Zen gardens in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese aesthetics
ⓘ
wabi-sabi aesthetics ⓘ |
| designedFor |
contemplation
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ |
| famousFor |
iconic conical sand mound
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meticulous raking of white sand ⓘ minimalist aesthetic ⓘ |
| hasColor | white ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conical sand mound
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flat sand plane ⓘ geometric raking patterns ⓘ meticulously raked sand patterns ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aesthetic focal point of temple grounds
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aid to Zen practice ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
銀沙灘と向月台
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Ginkaku-ji sand garden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
銀閣寺の砂庭
|
| hasMaterial | white sand ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Ginkaku-ji) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ginkaku-ji
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Japan ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| maintenance | regular manual raking ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ginkaku-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Ginkaku-ji temple complex
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
|
| religiousTradition |
Rinzai
ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai Zen
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| style | Muromachi period garden style ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Mount Fuji
ⓘ
sacred mountain ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usesPrinciple |
abstraction of natural landscapes
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symbolic representation of mountains and water ⓘ |
| viewedFrom | Ginkaku-ji main hall veranda ⓘ |
| visualContrastWith | surrounding greenery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ginkaku-ji sand garden Description of subject: The Ginkaku-ji sand garden is a famous Japanese Zen dry landscape garden in Kyoto, renowned for its meticulously raked white sand and iconic conical sand mound symbolizing Mount Fuji or a sacred mountain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ginkaku-ji gardens
this entity surface form:
銀閣寺の砂庭