Benzaiten shrine
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Benzaiten Shrine is a small Shinto shrine dedicated to the goddess of music, eloquence, and water, located by the pond in Tokyo’s Inokashira Park.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benzaiten shrine canonical | 2 |
| Benzaiten temple hall | 1 |
| Benzaitendo Shrine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7213411 — 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: Benzaiten shrine Context triple: [Inokashira Park area, hasAttraction, Benzaiten shrine]
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A.
Tenjin shrine
A Tenjin shrine is a type of Shinto shrine dedicated primarily to the deified scholar and poet Sugawara no Michizane, revered as the kami of learning and scholarship.
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B.
Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
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C.
Kanda Myojin Shrine
Kanda Myojin Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in central Tokyo renowned for its role in protecting the city and for hosting the famous Kanda Matsuri festival.
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D.
Miho Shrine
Miho Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its ancient maritime traditions and strong association with the deity Kotoshironushi (Ebisu).
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E.
Atago Shrine
Atago Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo known for its steep stone stairway and hilltop location offering views over 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: Benzaiten shrine Target entity description: Benzaiten Shrine is a small Shinto shrine dedicated to the goddess of music, eloquence, and water, located by the pond in Tokyo’s Inokashira Park.
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A.
Tenjin shrine
A Tenjin shrine is a type of Shinto shrine dedicated primarily to the deified scholar and poet Sugawara no Michizane, revered as the kami of learning and scholarship.
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B.
Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
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C.
Kanda Myojin Shrine
Kanda Myojin Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in central Tokyo renowned for its role in protecting the city and for hosting the famous Kanda Matsuri festival.
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D.
Miho Shrine
Miho Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its ancient maritime traditions and strong association with the deity Kotoshironushi (Ebisu).
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E.
Atago Shrine
Atago Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo known for its steep stone stairway and hilltop location offering views over the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inokashira Pond
ⓘ
Seven Lucky Gods of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Shichifukujin
|
| category | Shinto shrines in Tokyo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Benzaiten ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Benzaiten ⓘ |
| hasDeityAspect |
eloquence
ⓘ
music ⓘ water ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
small size
ⓘ
waterfront location ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedBy | pond in Inokashira Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Inokashira Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Inokashira Onshi Park
Japan ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| openTo | public visitors ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| shrineType | Benzaiten shrine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
offerings
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benzaiten shrine Description of subject: Benzaiten Shrine is a small Shinto shrine dedicated to the goddess of music, eloquence, and water, located by the pond in Tokyo’s Inokashira Park.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.