Gokokuji Temple
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Gokokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo known for its well-preserved Edo-period architecture and tranquil grounds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gokoku-ji | 1 |
| Gokokuji Temple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9909078 — 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: Gokokuji Temple Context triple: [Bunkyo, Tokyo, contains, Gokokuji Temple]
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To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
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B.
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
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D.
Shokoku-ji Temple
Shokoku-ji Temple is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned as one of the city's historically significant "Five Great Zen Temples."
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast wooden halls and role as the head temple of the Shinshū Ōtani-ha sect.
- 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: Gokokuji Temple Target entity description: Gokokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo known for its well-preserved Edo-period architecture and tranquil grounds.
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A.
To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
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B.
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
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D.
Shokoku-ji Temple
Shokoku-ji Temple is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned as one of the city's historically significant "Five Great Zen Temples."
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E.
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast wooden halls and role as the head temple of the Shinshū Ōtani-ha sect.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1697 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shaka Nyorai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | urban but tranquil setting ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Tokugawa Tsunayoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedFor | Keishōin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Edo-period architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
local community temple
ⓘ
place of Buddhist worship ⓘ tourist attraction in Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large trees
ⓘ
quiet garden areas ⓘ stone steps ⓘ traditional wooden buildings ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural events
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasGroundsType | temple precincts ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Edo-period cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 護国寺 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainHall | Kondō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | important Edo-period temple in Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bell tower
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ main hall ⓘ pagoda ⓘ |
| knownFor |
surviving World War II air raids
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tranquil temple grounds ⓘ well-preserved Edo-period architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bunkyō, Tokyo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Gokokuji Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
historic temple architecture
ⓘ
traditional Buddhist rituals ⓘ |
| region | Kantō region ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sect | Shingon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survived |
Great Kantō earthquake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II bombings in Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gokokuji Temple Description of subject: Gokokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo known for its well-preserved Edo-period architecture and tranquil grounds.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gokoku-ji