Mount Kōya
E389565
Mount Kōya is a sacred mountainous temple complex in Japan that serves as the spiritual headquarters of Shingon Buddhism and a major pilgrimage destination.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mount Koya | 18 |
| Mount Kōya canonical | 17 |
| Kōyasan | 8 |
| Mount Koya area | 1 |
| Mount Koya monastic settlement | 1 |
| Mount Kōya area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3795729 — 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: Mount Kōya Context triple: [Shingon Buddhism, monasticCenter, Mount Kōya]
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A.
Mount Hiei
Mount Hiei is a historically significant mountain on the border of Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures in Japan, best known as the site of the Tendai Buddhist monastery Enryaku-ji and as a UNESCO World Heritage location.
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B.
Mishima Taisha
Mishima Taisha is a prominent Shinto shrine in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, revered for its historical significance and role as a major regional religious center.
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C.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
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D.
Kumano Nachi Taisha
Kumano Nachi Taisha is a major Shinto shrine in Japan’s Kumano region, famed for its ancient pilgrimage routes, towering pagoda, and proximity to the dramatic Nachi Waterfall.
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E.
Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
- 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: Mount Kōya Target entity description: Mount Kōya is a sacred mountainous temple complex in Japan that serves as the spiritual headquarters of Shingon Buddhism and a major pilgrimage destination.
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A.
Mount Hiei
Mount Hiei is a historically significant mountain on the border of Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures in Japan, best known as the site of the Tendai Buddhist monastery Enryaku-ji and as a UNESCO World Heritage location.
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B.
Mishima Taisha
Mishima Taisha is a prominent Shinto shrine in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, revered for its historical significance and role as a major regional religious center.
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C.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
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D.
Kumano Nachi Taisha
Kumano Nachi Taisha is a major Shinto shrine in Japan’s Kumano region, famed for its ancient pilgrimage routes, towering pagoda, and proximity to the dramatic Nachi Waterfall.
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E.
Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sacred site
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mountain ⓘ temple complex ⓘ |
| accessVia |
Nankai Kōya Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Nankai Koya Line
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Kōyasan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kōya
|
| associatedWith |
Kōbō Daishi
ⓘ
linked to:
Kukai
esoteric Buddhism in Japan ⓘ |
| climate | cooler mountain climate compared to lowlands ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| elevation | about 800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedAs | headquarters of Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kūkai ⓘ |
| governingTemple | Kongōbu-ji ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Danjo Garan
ⓘ
Kongōbu-ji ⓘ Konpon Daitō pagoda ⓘ
linked to:
Tahōtō pagoda
Okunoin Cemetery ⓘ
linked to:
Okunoin cemetery
multiple monastic temples ⓘ temple lodgings (shukubō) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
UNESCO cultural site ⓘ |
| heritageSince | 2004 ⓘ |
| inception |
Heian period
ⓘ
early 9th century ⓘ |
| isHeadquartersOf |
Kongōbu-ji sect of Shingon Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kōya-san Shingon-shū
Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 高野山 ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageDestinationFor |
Buddhists
ⓘ
Kōyasan Shingon pilgrims ⓘ Shingon practitioners ⓘ |
| nearestStation | Gokurakubashi Station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Okunoin, one of Japan’s largest cemeteries
ⓘ
esoteric Buddhist rituals ⓘ large Buddhist monastic complex ⓘ mausoleum of Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) ⓘ
linked to:
mausoleum of Kobo Daishi
temple lodging for pilgrims and tourists ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kii Mountain Range
ⓘ
linked to:
Kii Mountains
|
| pilgrimageRoute |
Kumano Kodo network connection
ⓘ
linked to:
Kumano Kodo
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| romanization |
Kōyasan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kōya
|
| tourism | popular religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Kōya Description of subject: Mount Kōya is a sacred mountainous temple complex in Japan that serves as the spiritual headquarters of Shingon Buddhism and a major pilgrimage destination.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kii Peninsula region of Japan
linked to: Mount Kōya
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linked to: Mount Kōya
linked to: Mount Kōya
subject linked to:
Kukai
subject linked to:
Kukai
linked to: Mount Kōya
linked to: Mount Kōya
linked to: Mount Kōya
linked to: Mount Kōya
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linked to: Mount Kōya
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linked to: Mount Kōya
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subject linked to:
Gokurakubashi
subject linked to:
Gokurakubashi
linked to: Mount Kōya