Hara Sankei
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Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hara Sankei canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3093074 — 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: Hara Sankei Context triple: [Sankeien Garden, foundedBy, Hara Sankei]
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A.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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C.
Kotoku Sato
Kotoku Sato was a Japanese lieutenant general in World War II who led the 31st Division during the Burma Campaign, including the ill-fated offensive toward Kohima in India.
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D.
Beppu Shinsuke
Beppu Shinsuke was a samurai and military leader who played a prominent role as one of the key figures in Saigō Takamori’s forces during the Satsuma Rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877.
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E.
Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
- 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: Hara Sankei Target entity description: Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
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A.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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C.
Kotoku Sato
Kotoku Sato was a Japanese lieutenant general in World War II who led the 31st Division during the Burma Campaign, including the ill-fated offensive toward Kohima in India.
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D.
Beppu Shinsuke
Beppu Shinsuke was a samurai and military leader who played a prominent role as one of the key figures in Saigō Takamori’s forces during the Satsuma Rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877.
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E.
Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art patron
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businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese garden design
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Yokohama cultural history ⓘ modern Japanese art patronage ⓘ |
| birthName |
Hara Tomitarō
ⓘ
linked to:
Hara Takashi
|
| business | silk merchant ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| creatorOf | Sankeien Garden ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
preservation of historic Japanese buildings
ⓘ
support of Japanese painters and calligraphers ⓘ |
| developed | Sankeien Garden ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
Taishō period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
early Shōwa period ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
Japanese traditional arts
ⓘ
landscape gardening ⓘ tea ceremony ⓘ |
| founded | Sankeien Garden ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Tomitarō
ⓘ
linked to:
Tomitaro
|
| hasRole |
collector of classical Japanese art
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preserver of historic architecture ⓘ |
| heritage | Japanese ⓘ |
| industry | silk trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting and preserving Japanese art and architecture
ⓘ
creating Sankeien Garden in Yokohama ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Hara Sankei ⓘ |
| nativeName | 原三溪 ⓘ |
| notablePlaceAssociated |
Sankeien Garden
ⓘ
Yokohama ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sankeien Garden ⓘ |
| occupation |
art patron
ⓘ
businessman ⓘ tea master ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Gifu Prefecture
|
| placeOfDeath |
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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| residence |
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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| significantProjectLocation | Yokohama ⓘ |
| supported |
Japanese artists
ⓘ
calligraphers ⓘ painters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hara Sankei Description of subject: Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.