Akiyoshidō Cave
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Akiyoshidō Cave is one of Japan’s largest and most famous limestone caves, renowned for its vast underground chambers and striking stalactite and stalagmite formations.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akiyoshido Cave | 3 |
| Akiyoshidō Cave canonical | 3 |
| Akiyoshidai Karst Observatory | 1 |
| Akiyoshido limestone cave | 1 |
| Akiyoshidō cave | 1 |
| Akiyoshidō limestone cave | 1 |
| Kagekiyodō Cave | 1 |
| Taishōdō Cave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10529990 — 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: Akiyoshidō Cave Context triple: [Yamaguchi Prefecture, hasCave, Akiyoshidō Cave]
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A.
Gyokusendo Cave
Gyokusendo Cave is a vast and spectacular limestone cave in Okinawa, Japan, famed for its extensive stalactites, underground river, and role as a major tourist attraction.
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B.
Anatakitaki Cave
Anatakitaki Cave is a notable limestone cave system on the Cook Islands’ island of Atiu, famed for its stalactites, underground pools, and populations of rare swiftlet birds.
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C.
Toyoq Caves
The Toyoq Caves are a complex of ancient Buddhist cave temples near Turfan in Xinjiang, China, known for their murals and manuscripts that shed light on Silk Road religious and cultural history.
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D.
Sunyaragi Cave
Sunyaragi Cave is a historic water palace and cave complex in Cirebon, Indonesia, notable for its unique blend of Javanese, Islamic, and European architectural influences and its use as a royal retreat and meditation site.
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E.
Ubajara Cave
Ubajara Cave is a notable limestone cavern in northeastern Brazil renowned for its impressive speleothems and underground chambers, accessible via trails and a cable car within Ubajara National Park.
- 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: Akiyoshidō Cave Target entity description: Akiyoshidō Cave is one of Japan’s largest and most famous limestone caves, renowned for its vast underground chambers and striking stalactite and stalagmite formations.
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A.
Gyokusendo Cave
Gyokusendo Cave is a vast and spectacular limestone cave in Okinawa, Japan, famed for its extensive stalactites, underground river, and role as a major tourist attraction.
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B.
Anatakitaki Cave
Anatakitaki Cave is a notable limestone cave system on the Cook Islands’ island of Atiu, famed for its stalactites, underground pools, and populations of rare swiftlet birds.
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C.
Toyoq Caves
The Toyoq Caves are a complex of ancient Buddhist cave temples near Turfan in Xinjiang, China, known for their murals and manuscripts that shed light on Silk Road religious and cultural history.
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D.
Sunyaragi Cave
Sunyaragi Cave is a historic water palace and cave complex in Cirebon, Indonesia, notable for its unique blend of Javanese, Islamic, and European architectural influences and its use as a royal retreat and meditation site.
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E.
Ubajara Cave
Ubajara Cave is a notable limestone cavern in northeastern Brazil renowned for its impressive speleothems and underground chambers, accessible via trails and a cable car within Ubajara National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ |
| alternativeEntrance | Akiyoshidai elevator entrance ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designation |
Place of Scenic Beauty of Japan
ⓘ
Special Natural Monument of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Natural Monument (Japan)
|
| discovered | 1909 ⓘ |
| discoverer | Edmund Naumann ⓘ |
| famousFor |
one of Japan’s largest limestone caves
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one of Japan’s most visited show caves ⓘ striking stalactite formations ⓘ striking stalagmite formations ⓘ vast underground chambers ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | karst ⓘ |
| governingBody | Yamaguchi Prefectural Government ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFee | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flowstone
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large underground chambers ⓘ stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ subterranean river ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 秋芳洞 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| length | approximately 9 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park
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Chūgoku region ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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| locatedUnder |
Akiyoshidai karst plateau
ⓘ
linked to:
Akiyoshidai plateau
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| mainEntrance | Kurotani entrance ⓘ |
| managedAs | protected area ⓘ |
| near |
Akiyoshidai Karst Observatory
ⓘ
linked to:
Akiyoshidō Cave
Akiyoshidai Safari Land ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1926 ⓘ |
| partOf | Akiyoshidai plateau ⓘ |
| primaryAccessBy | bus from Shin-Yamaguchi Station ⓘ |
| regionallyKnownAs | Akiyoshidō ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| showPathLength | approximately 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
geotourism site
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nature tourism destination ⓘ |
| touristInfrastructure |
electric lighting
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elevators at some entrances ⓘ paved walkways ⓘ |
| watercourse | underground stream of the Koto River system ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | kanji ⓘ |
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Subject: Akiyoshidō Cave Description of subject: Akiyoshidō Cave is one of Japan’s largest and most famous limestone caves, renowned for its vast underground chambers and striking stalactite and stalagmite formations.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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