Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple
E569193
Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple in Tokyo renowned for its unique architecture that blends traditional Buddhist elements with Western and South Asian design influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6104273 — 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: Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Context triple: [Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, hasCulturalAttraction, Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple]
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A.
To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
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B.
Gokoku-ji, Tokyo
Gokoku-ji in Tokyo is a historic Buddhist temple known for its traditional architecture, serene grounds, and role as the burial site of notable Japanese figures.
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C.
Byodo-In Temple
Byodo-In Temple is a non-denominational Buddhist temple in the Valley of the Temples on Oahu, Hawaii, built as a smaller-scale replica of the 950-year-old Byōdō-in Temple in Uji, Japan.
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D.
Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
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E.
Zojo-ji Temple
Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.
- 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: Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Target entity description: Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple in Tokyo renowned for its unique architecture that blends traditional Buddhist elements with Western and South Asian design influences.
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A.
To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
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B.
Gokoku-ji, Tokyo
Gokoku-ji in Tokyo is a historic Buddhist temple known for its traditional architecture, serene grounds, and role as the burial site of notable Japanese figures.
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C.
Byodo-In Temple
Byodo-In Temple is a non-denominational Buddhist temple in the Valley of the Temples on Oahu, Hawaii, built as a smaller-scale replica of the 950-year-old Byōdō-in Temple in Uji, Japan.
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D.
Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
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E.
Zojo-ji Temple
Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
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Jōdo Shinshū temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination | Nishi Hongan-ji branch of Jōdo Shinshū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsSchool | True Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Tsukiji Hongwanji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Buddhist temple architecture
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South Asian–inspired architecture ⓘ Western-influenced architecture ⓘ eclectic architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnaded façade
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courtyard ⓘ decorative carvings ⓘ dome-like roof elements ⓘ large main hall ⓘ lion statues ⓘ lotus motifs ⓘ pipe organ ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ stone exterior ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural venue
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place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Amida Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainHall | Hondō ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
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stone ⓘ |
| hasNameInJapanese | 築地本願寺 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | Tsukiji Hongan-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionIn | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blend of Buddhist and South Asian design influences
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blend of traditional Buddhist and Western design elements ⓘ unique architectural design ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūō, Tokyo
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo ⓘ Tsukiji district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tsukiji Market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTransport |
Higashi-ginza Station
NERFINISHED
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Tsukiji Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
Buddhist ceremonies
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concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ guided tours ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
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Jōdo Shinshū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple Description of subject: Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple in Tokyo renowned for its unique architecture that blends traditional Buddhist elements with Western and South Asian design influences.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.