Ama-no-ukihashi
E664632
Ama-no-ukihashi is a mythical "floating bridge of heaven" in Japanese Shinto cosmology that links the heavenly realm of the gods with the earthly world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ame-no-ukihashi | 2 |
| Ama-no-ukihashi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7181054 — 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: Ama-no-ukihashi Context triple: [Takamagahara, connectedBy, Ama-no-ukihashi]
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A.
Ame-no-Nuboko
Ame-no-Nuboko is the divine spear in Japanese mythology used by the creator deities to stir the primordial sea and form the first land.
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B.
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni is the terrestrial realm of humans in Japanese mythology, situated between the heavenly and underworld domains.
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C.
Ame-no-Oshihomimi
Ame-no-Oshihomimi is a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology, known as a divine ancestor of the imperial line and a key figure in the heavenly lineage leading to the first emperor.
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D.
Ōkuninushi
Ōkuninushi is a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, agriculture, and good fortune, often revered as a protector and creator of the land of Japan.
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E.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
- 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: Ama-no-ukihashi Target entity description: Ama-no-ukihashi is a mythical "floating bridge of heaven" in Japanese Shinto cosmology that links the heavenly realm of the gods with the earthly world.
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A.
Ame-no-Nuboko
Ame-no-Nuboko is the divine spear in Japanese mythology used by the creator deities to stir the primordial sea and form the first land.
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B.
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni is the terrestrial realm of humans in Japanese mythology, situated between the heavenly and underworld domains.
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C.
Ame-no-Oshihomimi
Ame-no-Oshihomimi is a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology, known as a divine ancestor of the imperial line and a key figure in the heavenly lineage leading to the first emperor.
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D.
Ōkuninushi
Ōkuninushi is a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, agriculture, and good fortune, often revered as a protector and creator of the land of Japan.
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E.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto cosmological concept
ⓘ
bridge in mythology ⓘ mythological object ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Izanagi
ⓘ
Izanami ⓘ |
| category |
Shinto mythological places
ⓘ
mythological bridges ⓘ |
| connectsRealm |
Takamagahara
ⓘ
earth ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | between Takamagahara and the world below ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction | pathway for kami between realms ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | axis between heavenly and earthly realms ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| describedAs | floating bridge of heaven ⓘ |
| function | connects heaven and earth ⓘ |
| influence | Japanese religious imagination of the world structure ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | heavenly floating bridge ⓘ |
| materiality | non-physical ⓘ |
| medium | myth ⓘ |
| mythology | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
place from which Izanagi and Izanami stirred the primordial sea
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place where gods stand to observe the world ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Takamagahara
ⓘ
Yomi ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shinto cosmology ⓘ |
| sourceType | classical Japanese chronicles ⓘ |
| status | mythical ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | ancient Japan ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Ame-no-ukihashi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ama-no-ukihashi
|
| usedFor | creation of the Japanese islands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ama-no-ukihashi Description of subject: Ama-no-ukihashi is a mythical "floating bridge of heaven" in Japanese Shinto cosmology that links the heavenly realm of the gods with the earthly world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ama-no-ukihashi
linked to: Ama-no-ukihashi