Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine

E632566

Shinto shrine historic site

Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, known for its ornate Edo-period architecture and tranquil grounds within Ueno Park.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ueno Toshogu Shrine	3
Toshogu Shrine (Ueno)	2
Ueno Tōshō-gū	1
Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine canonical	1
Ueno Tōshōgū Shrine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6547079 — 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: Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine
Context triple: [Ueno, hasLandmark, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine]

A. Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, known for its expansive forested grounds and traditional ceremonies.
B. Asakusa Shrine
Asakusa Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its close association with the nearby Sensō-ji Temple and its role in the famous Sanja Matsuri festival.
C. Kamigamo Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, renowned for its historic architecture and role in the Kamo faith tradition.
D. Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
Osaki Hachimangu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Sendai, Japan, renowned for its Momoyama-style architecture and dedication to the war god Hachiman.
E. Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.
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: Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine
Target entity description: Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, known for its ornate Edo-period architecture and tranquil grounds within Ueno Park.

A. Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, known for its expansive forested grounds and traditional ceremonies.
B. Asakusa Shrine
Asakusa Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its close association with the nearby Sensō-ji Temple and its role in the famous Sanja Matsuri festival.
C. Kamigamo Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, renowned for its historic architecture and role in the Kamo faith tradition.
D. Osaki Hachimangu Shrine
Osaki Hachimangu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Sendai, Japan, renowned for its Momoyama-style architecture and dedication to the war god Hachiman.
E. Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shinto shrine ⓘ historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Edo-period architecture ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ
enshrines	Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ Tokugawa Yoshimune ⓘ Tokugawa Yoshinobu ⓘ
foundedBy	Tokugawa Iemitsu (as patron) ⓘ linked to: Tokugawa Iemitsu Tōdō Takatora ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	Edo period ⓘ
hasAccess	near Ueno Station ⓘ
hasCategory	Buildings and structures in Taitō, Tokyo ⓘ Religious buildings completed in the 17th century ⓘ Tōshō-gū shrines ⓘ
hasCulturalPropertyStatus	Important Cultural Property of Japan (buildings) ⓘ Tangible Cultural Property of Taitō Ward ⓘ linked to: Tangible Cultural Property of Tokyo
hasFeature	bronze lanterns ⓘ corridor (kairō) ⓘ five-story pagoda (former Kan’ei-ji pagoda on grounds) ⓘ gold leaf decoration ⓘ lacquered structures ⓘ main hall (honden) ⓘ ornate carvings ⓘ peony garden ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ torii gate ⓘ tranquil grounds ⓘ worship hall (haiden) ⓘ
hasFestival	New Year’s celebrations ⓘ Peony festival ⓘ linked to: Peony Festival Reitaisai (grand annual festival) ⓘ
inception	1627 ⓘ
languageOfSignage	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Taitō, Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Taitō, Tokyo, Japan Tokyo ⓘ Ueno Park ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Ueno Park cultural area ⓘ linked to: Ueno Park
rebuiltIn	1651 ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
survivedEvent	Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ linked to: Great Kanto earthquake World War II air raids on Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Tokyo air raids
theme	veneration of Tokugawa shoguns ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited