Faculty of Letters
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The Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo is a leading humanities faculty renowned for its research and education in fields such as literature, philosophy, history, and language studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Faculty of Letters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262284 — 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: Faculty of Letters Context triple: [University of Tokyo, hasFaculty, Faculty of Letters]
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A.
Faculty of Arts and Letters
The Faculty of Arts and Letters is a humanities-focused academic division of the University of Havana, offering programs in literature, languages, arts, and related cultural studies.
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B.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Göttingen is an academic division dedicated to research and teaching in disciplines such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies.
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C.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo is a major academic division dedicated to research and education in languages, culture, history, philosophy, and related humanistic disciplines.
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D.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Geneva is an academic division dedicated to disciplines such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies.
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E.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester is an academic division encompassing disciplines such as arts, social sciences, business, and related fields.
- 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: Faculty of Letters Target entity description: The Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo is a leading humanities faculty renowned for its research and education in fields such as literature, philosophy, history, and language studies.
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A.
Faculty of Arts and Letters
The Faculty of Arts and Letters is a humanities-focused academic division of the University of Havana, offering programs in literature, languages, arts, and related cultural studies.
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B.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester is an academic division encompassing disciplines such as arts, social sciences, business, and related fields.
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C.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Göttingen is an academic division dedicated to research and teaching in disciplines such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies.
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D.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo is a major academic division dedicated to research and education in languages, culture, history, philosophy, and related humanistic disciplines.
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E.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Geneva is an academic division dedicated to disciplines such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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university faculty ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
UTokyo Letters
ⓘ
linked to:
Todai
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| academicDiscipline |
Asian history
ⓘ
Chinese literature ⓘ English literature ⓘ European history ⓘ Japanese literature ⓘ aesthetics ⓘ archaeology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Tokyo ⓘ |
| campus | Hongo Campus ⓘ |
| city | Tokyo ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
area studies
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history ⓘ humanities ⓘ language studies ⓘ linguistics ⓘ literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
education in humanities
ⓘ
research in humanities ⓘ |
| hasType | public university faculty ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bunkyo, Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributions to humanities scholarship in Japan ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate program
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undergraduate program ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Tokyo ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
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linked to:
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
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| partOf | University of Tokyo ⓘ |
| regionServed | Japan ⓘ |
| reputation |
leading humanities faculty in Japan
ⓘ
renowned for education in humanities ⓘ renowned for research in humanities ⓘ |
| website |
https://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Tokyo
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faculty of Letters Description of subject: The Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo is a leading humanities faculty renowned for its research and education in fields such as literature, philosophy, history, and language studies.
Referenced by (2)
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