Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle
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Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle is a preserved Edo-period palace building that once served as the main residential and administrative quarters of the castle’s feudal lords.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle canonical | 1 |
| Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Goten | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6682867 — 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: Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle Context triple: [Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, hasLandmark, Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle]
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A.
Gifu Castle
Gifu Castle is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress in Gifu Prefecture, renowned for its strategic location and association with the warlord Oda Nobunaga.
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B.
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.
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C.
Koriyama 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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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.”
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E.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- 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: Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle Target entity description: Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle is a preserved Edo-period palace building that once served as the main residential and administrative quarters of the castle’s feudal lords.
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A.
Gifu Castle
Gifu Castle is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress in Gifu Prefecture, renowned for its strategic location and association with the warlord Oda Nobunaga.
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B.
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.
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C.
Koriyama 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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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.”
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E.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Edo-period palace
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castle palace ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Edo-period Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edo shogunate
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linked to:
Tokugawa shogunate
Kawagoe Castle lords ⓘ |
| category |
Historic sites in Saitama Prefecture
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Japanese castles ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
exhibition space
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historical education facility ⓘ |
| era | Edo period ⓘ |
| flooringType | tatami ⓘ |
| function | historic house museum ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue | example of Edo-period feudal governance architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sliding doors (fusuma)
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traditional Japanese garden views ⓘ wooden verandas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
corridors
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garden view rooms ⓘ reception rooms ⓘ tatami rooms ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
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linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
|
| heritageStatus | protected cultural property ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kawagoe ⓘ Saitama Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | early modern Japan ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in regional feudal administration
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well-preserved Edo-period interior layout ⓘ |
| openingStatus | open to the public ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
castle administration center
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daimyo residence ⓘ |
| owner | Kawagoe City ⓘ |
| partOf | Kawagoe Castle ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| region |
Kanto region
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linked to:
Kantō region
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| roofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| significance | one of the few remaining honmaru palace buildings of a Japanese castle ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative quarters
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residence of feudal lords ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle Description of subject: Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle is a preserved Edo-period palace building that once served as the main residential and administrative quarters of the castle’s feudal lords.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Honmaru Goten of Kawagoe Castle