Tenjin-sama
E827685
Tenjin-sama is the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, revered in Japan as a powerful kami of scholarship, learning, and poetry.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenjin-sama canonical | 2 |
| Tenjin (deified form of Sugawara no Michizane) | 1 |
| Tenmangū | 1 |
| 防府天神 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9884339 — 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: Tenjin-sama Context triple: [Tenman-gū no kami, alsoKnownAs, Tenjin-sama]
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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C.
Himegami
Himegami is a Shinto deity venerated in Japan, associated with sacred shrines and traditional religious worship.
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D.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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E.
Inari Daimyōjin
Inari Daimyōjin is a major Japanese kami associated primarily with rice, fertility, prosperity, and foxes, widely venerated at countless Shinto shrines across 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: Tenjin-sama Target entity description: Tenjin-sama is the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, revered in Japan as a powerful kami of scholarship, learning, and poetry.
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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C.
Himegami
Himegami is a Shinto deity venerated in Japan, associated with sacred shrines and traditional religious worship.
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D.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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E.
Inari Daimyōjin
Inari Daimyōjin is a major Japanese kami associated primarily with rice, fertility, prosperity, and foxes, widely venerated at countless Shinto shrines across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period courtier
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Shinto deity ⓘ Shinto festival ⓘ deified human ⓘ kami ⓘ poet ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| appeasedBy | establishment of shrines ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Dazaifu, Fukuoka
ⓘ
linked to:
Dazaifu
Kyoto ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
academic success
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calligraphy ⓘ classical Chinese literature ⓘ passing examinations ⓘ |
| commemorates | life of Sugawara no Michizane ⓘ |
| cultSpread | through Tenmangu shrines across Japan ⓘ |
| deifiedIn | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
intelligence
ⓘ
literary talent ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| hasCultTitle |
Tenjin
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Tenjin-sama ⓘ Tenman Tenjin ⓘ
linked to:
Tenman-gū no kami
|
| hasDomain |
education
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learning ⓘ literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ scholarship ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Tenjin Matsuri ⓘ |
| hasMythType | vengeful spirit appeased by deification ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Sugawara no Michizane ⓘ |
| hasShrineType | Tenmangu ⓘ |
| heldAt |
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Osaka Tenmangū
|
| honorificSuffix | -sama ⓘ |
| iconographyIncludes |
ink brush
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plum trees ⓘ scholarly robes ⓘ scrolls ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Japanese ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Dazaifu Tenmangu
ⓘ
linked to:
Dazaifu Tenmangū
Kitano Tenmangu ⓘ
linked to:
Kitano Tenmangū
|
| patronOf |
education in Japan
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students preparing for entrance exams ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| symbol | plum blossom ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
examinees in Japan
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scholars in Japan ⓘ students in Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tenjin-sama Description of subject: Tenjin-sama is the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, revered in Japan as a powerful kami of scholarship, learning, and poetry.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ume Matsuri (Plum Blossom Festival)
linked to: Tenjin-sama
linked to: Tenjin-sama