Koriyama Castle

E573807

Japanese castle hilltop castle

Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Koriyama Castle canonical	2
Koriyama Castle ruins	1
Yamatokoriyama Castle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6117225 — 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: Koriyama Castle
Context triple: [Yamatokoriyama, hasNotableSite, Koriyama Castle]

A. Fukuchiyama Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle is a reconstructed Japanese hilltop castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, originally built in the late 16th century and noted for its historical architecture and panoramic views.
B. Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
C. Nakatsu Castle
Nakatsu Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, known as one of Japan’s notable riverside fortresses with reconstructed structures and a museum.
D. Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
E. Kakegawa Castle
Kakegawa Castle is a historically significant Japanese hilltop castle in Shizuoka Prefecture, renowned for its reconstructed wooden keep and well-preserved traditional architecture.
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: Koriyama Castle
Target entity description: Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.

A. Fukuchiyama Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle is a reconstructed Japanese hilltop castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, originally built in the late 16th century and noted for its historical architecture and panoramic views.
B. Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
C. Nakatsu Castle
Nakatsu Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, known as one of Japan’s notable riverside fortresses with reconstructed structures and a museum.
D. Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle ruin) in Uruma, Okinawa, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
E. Kakegawa Castle
Kakegawa Castle is a historically significant Japanese hilltop castle in Shizuoka Prefecture, renowned for its reconstructed wooden keep and well-preserved traditional architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese castle ⓘ hilltop castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Japanese castle architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Toyotomi Hidenaga ⓘ Yanagisawa clan ⓘ daimyo ⓘ
builtInPeriod	Sengoku period ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
currentCondition	ruins ⓘ
eraOfMainUse	Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ Edo period ⓘ
governsDomain	Yamatokoriyama Domain ⓘ
hasAccess	walkable from Yamatokoriyama Station ⓘ
hasAlternateName	Yamatokoriyama Castle ⓘ linked to: Koriyama Castle
hasEvent	cherry blossom viewing festival ⓘ
hasFeature	baileys ⓘ cherry trees ⓘ earthen ramparts ⓘ gate ruins ⓘ moats ⓘ stone walls ⓘ turret bases ⓘ
hasJapaneseName	大和郡山城 ⓘ 郡山城 ⓘ linked to: 福島城
hasParkName	Koriyama Castle Ruins Park ⓘ
hasSeasonalAttraction	spring cherry blossoms ⓘ
hasSiteType	castle park ⓘ historic site ⓘ
hasView	Nara Basin ⓘ
heritageStatus	designated historic site by local authorities ⓘ
knownFor	Edo-period fortifications ⓘ castle ruins ⓘ scenic cherry blossoms ⓘ
locatedIn	Yamatokoriyama ⓘ
locatedInHistoricProvince	Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInPrefecture	Nara Prefecture ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Kansai region ⓘ
locatedOnIsland	Honshu ⓘ
near	Nara City ⓘ linked to: Nara
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
rebuiltInPeriod	Edo period ⓘ
surroundedBy	urban area of Yamatokoriyama ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ sakura viewing spot ⓘ
usedFor	administrative center ⓘ military defense ⓘ residence of domain lord ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yamatokoriyama → hasNotableSite → Koriyama Castle ⓘ

Yamatokoriyama → knownFor → Koriyama Castle ⓘ

Yamatokoriyama → hasTourismAttraction → Koriyama Castle ruins ⓘ

linked to: Koriyama Castle

Koriyama Castle → hasAlternateName → Yamatokoriyama Castle ⓘ