Dōgo Onsen
E741927
Shinto shrine
bathhouse
hot spring
novelist
onsen
park
tourist attraction
tram station
wooden building
Dōgo Onsen is one of Japan’s oldest and most famous hot spring baths, renowned for its historic wooden bathhouse and cultural significance in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dōgo Onsen canonical | 7 |
| Dōgo Onsen Honkan | 4 |
| Dōgo Onsen (tourist circuit) | 1 |
| Dōgo Onsen area | 1 |
| Dōgo Onsen hot spring | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8534045 — 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: Dōgo Onsen Context triple: [Matsuyama, hasLandmark, Dōgo Onsen]
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A.
Kaga Onsen
Kaga Onsen is a renowned hot spring resort area in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for its historic ryokan inns, traditional culture, and scenic natural surroundings.
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B.
Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen is a historic Japanese hot spring town famed for its seven public bathhouses, traditional ryokan inns, and picturesque willow-lined canals.
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C.
Toyako Onsen
Toyako Onsen is a renowned hot spring resort town on the shores of Lake Tōya in Hokkaido, Japan, famous for its scenic lakeside views, frequent fireworks, and access to volcanic landscapes.
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D.
Takegawara Onsen
Takegawara Onsen is a historic public hot spring bathhouse in Beppu, Japan, famed for its traditional architecture and sand baths.
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E.
Kawayu Onsen
Kawayu Onsen is a riverside hot spring village in Japan’s Kumano region, known for its unique open-air baths dug directly into the riverbed and its role as a rest spot for pilgrims visiting nearby sacred sites.
- 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: Dōgo Onsen Target entity description: Dōgo Onsen is one of Japan’s oldest and most famous hot spring baths, renowned for its historic wooden bathhouse and cultural significance in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
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A.
Kaga Onsen
Kaga Onsen is a renowned hot spring resort area in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for its historic ryokan inns, traditional culture, and scenic natural surroundings.
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B.
Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen is a historic Japanese hot spring town famed for its seven public bathhouses, traditional ryokan inns, and picturesque willow-lined canals.
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C.
Toyako Onsen
Toyako Onsen is a renowned hot spring resort town on the shores of Lake Tōya in Hokkaido, Japan, famous for its scenic lakeside views, frequent fireworks, and access to volcanic landscapes.
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D.
Takegawara Onsen
Takegawara Onsen is a historic public hot spring bathhouse in Beppu, Japan, famed for its traditional architecture and sand baths.
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E.
Kawayu Onsen
Kawayu Onsen is a riverside hot spring village in Japan’s Kumano region, known for its unique open-air baths dug directly into the riverbed and its role as a rest spot for pilgrims visiting nearby sacred sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
bathhouse ⓘ hot spring ⓘ novelist ⓘ onsen ⓘ park ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ tram station ⓘ wooden building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Japanese ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Natsume Sōseki ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
Important cultural symbol of Matsuyama ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Botchan ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
private bathing rooms
ⓘ
tatami rest rooms ⓘ |
| hasBathhouse |
Dōgo Onsen Honkan
ⓘ
linked to:
Dōgo Onsen
|
| hasFacility |
Kami-no-Yu
ⓘ
Tama-no-Yu ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Dōgo Onsen Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dōgo Park ⓘ Isaniwa Shrine ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the inspirations for onsen imagery in Japanese culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Japan’s oldest hot springs
ⓘ
connection to Japanese literature ⓘ historic wooden bathhouse ⓘ public bath culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dōgo Onsen
ⓘ
Dōgo Onsen Honkan ⓘ
linked to:
Dōgo Onsen
Dōgo Onsen Honkan ⓘ
linked to:
Dōgo Onsen
Ehime Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ Matsuyama ⓘ Matsuyama ⓘ Matsuyama ⓘ Matsuyama ⓘ Matsuyama ⓘ Shikoku ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Dōgo district ⓘ |
| notableWork | Botchan ⓘ |
| openTo | general public ⓘ |
| operatedAs | public bathhouse ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist destination in Ehime Prefecture ⓘ |
| waterTemperature | approximately 42°C ⓘ |
| waterType | alkaline simple hot spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dōgo Onsen Description of subject: Dōgo Onsen is one of Japan’s oldest and most famous hot spring baths, renowned for its historic wooden bathhouse and cultural significance in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dōgo Onsen
linked to: Dōgo Onsen
subject linked to:
Dōgo Onsen
linked to: Dōgo Onsen
linked to: Dōgo Onsen