Iga Ueno Castle
E730284
Iga Ueno Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in Iga, Mie Prefecture, renowned for its impressive stone walls and association with ninja heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iga Ueno Castle canonical | 5 |
| Ueno Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8335252 — 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: Iga Ueno Castle Context triple: [Iga, hasTouristAttraction, Iga Ueno Castle]
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A.
Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
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B.
Gifu Castle
Gifu Castle is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress in Gifu Prefecture, renowned for its strategic location and association with the warlord Oda Nobunaga.
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C.
Okazaki Castle
Okazaki Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aichi Prefecture, best known as the birthplace of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and a key stronghold in the Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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D.
Daishōji Castle
Daishōji Castle was a key fortified residence of the Maeda clan in Japan’s Kaga Domain, serving as an important regional military and administrative center during the feudal era.
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E.
Nijō Castle
Nijō Castle is a historic shogunal residence and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ornate palaces, beautiful gardens, and “nightingale” floors that chirp when walked upon.
- 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: Iga Ueno Castle Target entity description: Iga Ueno Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in Iga, Mie Prefecture, renowned for its impressive stone walls and association with ninja heritage.
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A.
Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
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B.
Gifu Castle
Gifu Castle is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress in Gifu Prefecture, renowned for its strategic location and association with the warlord Oda Nobunaga.
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C.
Okazaki Castle
Okazaki Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aichi Prefecture, best known as the birthplace of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and a key stronghold in the Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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D.
Daishōji Castle
Daishōji Castle was a key fortified residence of the Maeda clan in Japan’s Kaga Domain, serving as an important regional military and administrative center during the feudal era.
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E.
Nijō Castle
Nijō Castle is a historic shogunal residence and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ornate palaces, beautiful gardens, and “nightingale” floors that chirp when walked upon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
hilltop castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iga Province
ⓘ
Iga ninja ⓘ Iga-ryu ninjutsu ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hakuho Castle
ⓘ
Ueno Castle ⓘ
linked to:
Iga Ueno Castle
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| hasBuildingType |
fortress
ⓘ
hilltop fortress ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
event venue
ⓘ
museum-like facility ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFeature |
moats
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steep stone walls ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
historical displays
ⓘ
ninja-related exhibits ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high stone ramparts
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impressive stone walls ⓘ wooden tenshu ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historical site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | ninja heritage ⓘ |
| hasSurroundings | castle town area of Iga Ueno ⓘ |
| hasView | Iga Basin ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Mie Prefecture designated cultural property ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy | Iga Railway ⓘ |
| isPartOf | cultural heritage of Iga ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iga, Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Iga ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Iga-ryu Ninja Museum ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Ueno Park (Iga) ⓘ |
| nearTransportHub | Uenoshi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Edo period
ⓘ
Sengoku period ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist guidebooks about Japanese castles ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
castle tourism in Japan
ⓘ
ninja-related tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | domain administration (historically) ⓘ |
| wasBuiltAs | military stronghold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iga Ueno Castle Description of subject: Iga Ueno Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in Iga, Mie Prefecture, renowned for its impressive stone walls and association with ninja heritage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Iga Ueno Castle