Okunoin cemetery
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Okunoin cemetery is Japan’s largest and most sacred graveyard on Mount Koya, renowned as a major Shingon Buddhist pilgrimage site and the resting place of the monk Kobo Daishi.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Okunoin cemetery canonical | 6 |
| Okunoin Cemetery | 5 |
| Okunoin cemetery and mausoleum area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6317975 — 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: Okunoin cemetery Context triple: [Koya town, contains, Okunoin cemetery]
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A.
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium is a contemplative, minimalist cremation complex in Japan designed by architect Fumihiko Maki, noted for its serene integration with the surrounding landscape.
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B.
Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery
Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Yokohama where many of the city’s early foreign residents and notable expatriates are interred.
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C.
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo is a historic and prestigious public graveyard known for being the resting place of many prominent Japanese political and cultural figures.
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D.
Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum
Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum is an imperial burial site in Kyoto, Japan, known as the final resting place of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken.
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E.
Zuihoden Mausoleum
Zuihoden Mausoleum is an ornate, richly decorated burial complex in Sendai dedicated to Date Masamune, the powerful feudal lord who founded the city.
- 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: Okunoin cemetery Target entity description: Okunoin cemetery is Japan’s largest and most sacred graveyard on Mount Koya, renowned as a major Shingon Buddhist pilgrimage site and the resting place of the monk Kobo Daishi.
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A.
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium is a contemplative, minimalist cremation complex in Japan designed by architect Fumihiko Maki, noted for its serene integration with the surrounding landscape.
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B.
Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery
Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Yokohama where many of the city’s early foreign residents and notable expatriates are interred.
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C.
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo is a historic and prestigious public graveyard known for being the resting place of many prominent Japanese political and cultural figures.
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D.
Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum
Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum is an imperial burial site in Kyoto, Japan, known as the final resting place of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken.
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E.
Zuihoden Mausoleum
Zuihoden Mausoleum is an ornate, richly decorated burial complex in Sendai dedicated to Date Masamune, the powerful feudal lord who founded the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sacred site
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Okunoin
ⓘ
Okunoin Temple ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Kobo Daishi
ⓘ
Shingon monks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Koyasan Shingon-shu
ⓘ
linked to:
Kōya-san Shingon-shū
Mount Koya monastic settlement ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kōya
|
| containsGravesOf |
commoners
ⓘ
corporate memorials ⓘ feudal lords ⓘ monks ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation | important religious site in Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Kobo Daishi ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | Heian period ⓘ |
| hasBurialOf | Kobo Daishi ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Gobyobashi bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Gobyobashi Bridge
Ichinohashi bridge ⓘ Kobo Daishi Gobyo mausoleum ⓘ
linked to:
mausoleum of Kobo Daishi
Okunoin Temple complex ⓘ
linked to:
Okunoin Temple
Torodo lantern hall ⓘ
linked to:
Torodo Hall
cenotaphs ⓘ cobbled pilgrimage path ⓘ company memorial graves ⓘ moss-covered gravestones ⓘ old-growth cedar trees ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ stone stupas ⓘ tombstones ⓘ tower-shaped graves ⓘ |
| hasMausoleumOf | Kobo Daishi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Koya, Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Mount Koya ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kōya
Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Koyasan Shingon-shu religious organization
ⓘ
linked to:
Kōya-san Shingon-shū
|
| partOf | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice |
nighttime cemetery walks
ⓘ
offering prayers at Kobo Daishi’s mausoleum ⓘ walking from Ichinohashi to the mausoleum ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
largest cemetery in Japan
ⓘ
major Shingon Buddhist pilgrimage destination ⓘ one of the most sacred sites in Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| tradition | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of 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: Okunoin cemetery Description of subject: Okunoin cemetery is Japan’s largest and most sacred graveyard on Mount Koya, renowned as a major Shingon Buddhist pilgrimage site and the resting place of the monk Kobo Daishi.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Gokurakubashi
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