Kushida Shrine

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Shinto shrine religious building

Kushida Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Fukuoka, Japan, renowned as the spiritual center of the city and closely associated with major local festivals and traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kushida Shrine canonical	4
Kushida-jinja	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9971029 — 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: Kushida Shrine
Context triple: [Hakata Gion Yamakasa, mainVenue, Kushida Shrine]

A. Kuchinawa Shrine
Kuchinawa Shrine is a small Shinto shrine located in Osaka’s Tennoji Ward, known as a local place of worship and neighborhood landmark.
B. Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
C. Yaegaki Shrine
Yaegaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Japan, famed for its association with the deity Susanoo-no-Mikoto and popular as a place to pray for love and marriage.
D. Morito Shrine
Morito Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in the coastal town of Hayama, Kanagawa, known for its scenic seaside setting and views of Sagami Bay and Mount Fuji.
E. Aoshima Shrine
Aoshima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on the small subtropical island of Aoshima off the coast of Miyazaki, Japan, renowned for its lush coastal scenery and distinctive rock formations known as the “Devil’s Washboard.”
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: Kushida Shrine
Target entity description: Kushida Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Fukuoka, Japan, renowned as the spiritual center of the city and closely associated with major local festivals and traditions.

A. Kuchinawa Shrine
Kuchinawa Shrine is a small Shinto shrine located in Osaka’s Tennoji Ward, known as a local place of worship and neighborhood landmark.
B. Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
C. Yaegaki Shrine
Yaegaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Japan, famed for its association with the deity Susanoo-no-Mikoto and popular as a place to pray for love and marriage.
D. Morito Shrine
Morito Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in the coastal town of Hayama, Kanagawa, known for its scenic seaside setting and views of Sagami Bay and Mount Fuji.
E. Aoshima Shrine
Aoshima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on the small subtropical island of Aoshima off the coast of Miyazaki, Japan, renowned for its lush coastal scenery and distinctive rock formations known as the “Devil’s Washboard.”
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shinto shrine ⓘ religious building ⓘ
admissionFee	free ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Shinto shrine architecture ⓘ
associatedWithFestival	Hakata Dontaku ⓘ Hakata Gion Yamakasa ⓘ linked to: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
citySymbolOf	Fukuoka ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalPropertyStatus	Important cultural property of Fukuoka City ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Amaterasu ⓘ Susanoo-no-Mikoto ⓘ linked to: Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto Ōkuni-nushi-no-Mikoto ⓘ linked to: Ōkuninushi
foundedInCentury	9th century ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	Heian period ⓘ
foundedInYear	757 ⓘ
founder	Emperor Kōken ⓘ
hasAlias	Kushida-jinja ⓘ linked to: Kushida Shrine Okushida-san ⓘ
hasCulturalRole	center of Hakata merchant traditions ⓘ guardian shrine of Hakata ⓘ
hasFeature	Chōzuya purification basin ⓘ Ema votive tablets ⓘ large decorative floats ⓘ sacred camphor trees ⓘ zodiac carvings ⓘ
hasFestivalMonth	July ⓘ
hasObject	permanent Yamakasa float display ⓘ
hasRitual	New Year’s visits (Hatsumōde) ⓘ linked to: Shōgatsu Shichi-Go-San ceremonies ⓘ
hasStructure	main hall ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ torii gate ⓘ worship hall ⓘ
hostsEvent	Hakata Gion Yamakasa Oiyama race ⓘ linked to: Oiyama race
locatedIn	Fukuoka ⓘ Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ Hakata-ku ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ
nearbyArea	Hakata Old Town area ⓘ linked to: Hakata
nearbyTransport	Gion Station (Fukuoka City Subway) ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
primaryDeityType	kami ⓘ
regionImportance	one of the most important shrines in Hakata ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
role	spiritual center of Fukuoka ⓘ
startPointOf	Hakata Gion Yamakasa race ⓘ linked to: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ