Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni (Middle Land of Reed Plains)
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Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni, or the Middle Land of Reed Plains, is the human-inhabited earthly realm in Shinto cosmology that lies between the heavenly plain of the gods and the underworld.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni (Middle Land of Reed Plains) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7181067 — 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: Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni (Middle Land of Reed Plains) Context triple: [Takamagahara, cosmologicalCounterpart, Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni (Middle Land of Reed Plains)]
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A.
Nōbi Plain
The Nōbi Plain is a large, fertile alluvial plain in central Japan, encompassing parts of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures and serving as an important agricultural and urban region.
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B.
Oki-no-mimi
Oki-no-mimi is one of the principal peaks forming the summit area of Mount Tanigawa in Japan’s Tanigawa mountain range.
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C.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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D.
Akishino
Akishino is the imperial family name of a branch of Japan’s monarchy, borne by members such as Prince Hisahito and his parents, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko.
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E.
Asagumo
Asagumo was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw action in World War II, including participation in major Pacific naval engagements.
- 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: Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni (Middle Land of Reed Plains) Target entity description: Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni, or the Middle Land of Reed Plains, is the human-inhabited earthly realm in Shinto cosmology that lies between the heavenly plain of the gods and the underworld.
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A.
Nōbi Plain
The Nōbi Plain is a large, fertile alluvial plain in central Japan, encompassing parts of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures and serving as an important agricultural and urban region.
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B.
Oki-no-mimi
Oki-no-mimi is one of the principal peaks forming the summit area of Mount Tanigawa in Japan’s Tanigawa mountain range.
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C.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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D.
Akishino
Akishino is the imperial family name of a branch of Japan’s monarchy, borne by members such as Prince Hisahito and his parents, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko.
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E.
Asagumo
Asagumo was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw action in World War II, including participation in major Pacific naval engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthly world
ⓘ
location in Shinto cosmology ⓘ mythological realm ⓘ |
| above | Yomi ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ashihara no Nakatsukuni
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni
Middle Land of Reed Plains ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Amaterasu
ⓘ
Susanoo ⓘ Ōkuninushi ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Japanese archipelago ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | classical Shinto texts ⓘ |
| below | Takamagahara ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
heavenly realm of the kami
ⓘ
underworld of the dead ⓘ |
| cosmologicalCategory | earth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalCounterpart |
Takamagahara
ⓘ
Yomi ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | middle realm ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| etymologyContains |
ashi (reed)
ⓘ
hara (plain) ⓘ kuni (land) ⓘ naka (middle) ⓘ tsu (possessive particle) ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ōkuninushi ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposite |
otherworldly divine realm
ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ |
| inhabitants | humans ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterRuledBy | descendants of Amaterasu ⓘ |
| linkedTo | origin myths of Japan ⓘ |
| mythicFunction | stage for human history in Shinto worldview ⓘ |
| mythicStatus | sacred land ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | site of creation and ordering of the land ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shinto cosmology
ⓘ
linked to:
Shinto
|
| positionBetween |
Takamagahara
ⓘ
Yomi ⓘ |
| realmType | human-inhabited world ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | transfer of land (kuni-yuzuri) ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | realm to be pacified by the gods ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Takamagahara by Ama-no-ukihashi (floating bridge of heaven) ⓘ |
| viewedAs | realm entrusted to imperial lineage in myth ⓘ |
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Subject: Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni (Middle Land of Reed Plains) Description of subject: Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni, or the Middle Land of Reed Plains, is the human-inhabited earthly realm in Shinto cosmology that lies between the heavenly plain of the gods and the underworld.
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