Satō Norikiyo
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Satō Norikiyo, better known by his monastic name Saigyō, was a prominent 12th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist monk celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature and impermanence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Satō Norikiyo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4204808 — 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: Satō Norikiyo Context triple: [Saigyō, birthName, Satō Norikiyo]
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A.
Raizō Tanaka
Raizō Tanaka was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and destroyer squadron commander in World War II, renowned for his aggressive night-fighting tactics in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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B.
Ishizuka Eizō
Ishizuka Eizō was a Japanese colonial administrator who served as a high-ranking official in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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D.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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E.
Nakae Tokusuke
Nakae Tokusuke, better known by his pen name Nakae Chōmin, was a Meiji-era Japanese political theorist, journalist, and translator who helped introduce and popularize Western liberal and democratic ideas in Japan.
- 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: Satō Norikiyo Target entity description: Satō Norikiyo, better known by his monastic name Saigyō, was a prominent 12th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist monk celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature and impermanence.
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A.
Raizō Tanaka
Raizō Tanaka was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and destroyer squadron commander in World War II, renowned for his aggressive night-fighting tactics in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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B.
Ishizuka Eizō
Ishizuka Eizō was a Japanese colonial administrator who served as a high-ranking official in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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D.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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E.
Nakae Tokusuke
Nakae Tokusuke, better known by his pen name Nakae Chōmin, was a Meiji-era Japanese political theorist, journalist, and translator who helped introduce and popularize Western liberal and democratic ideas in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Heian period person ⓘ Japanese poet ⓘ Kamakura period person ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kyoto
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Mount Kōya ⓘ Yoshino ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hirokawa-dera, Kii Province ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1118 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1190 ⓘ |
| era |
early Kamakura period
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakura period
late Heian period ⓘ
linked to:
Heian period
|
| familyName | Satō ⓘ |
| formerOccupation |
courtier
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warrior-retainer ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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waka ⓘ |
| givenName | Norikiyo ⓘ |
| hasMonasticNameMeaning | Western Journey ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Japanese poets
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medieval Japanese poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist thought
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Japanese nature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deeply reflective nature poetry
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poetry on impermanence ⓘ travel poems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late classical Japanese literature ⓘ |
| monasticName | Saigyō ⓘ |
| movement | Buddhist poetry ⓘ |
| nativeName | 佐藤義清 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sankashū
ⓘ
Shinkokin Wakashū (contributions) ⓘ
linked to:
Shinkokin Wakashū
|
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kyoto ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hirokawa-dera ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| tookMonasticVowsIn | around 1140 ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
impermanence (mujō)
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seasonal change ⓘ solitude ⓘ travel and pilgrimage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Satō Norikiyo Description of subject: Satō Norikiyo, better known by his monastic name Saigyō, was a prominent 12th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist monk celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature and impermanence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.