Naminoue Shrine
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Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naminoue Shrine canonical | 2 |
| Naminoue-gū | 1 |
| 波上宮 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682835 — 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: Naminoue Shrine Context triple: [Naha, hasLandmark, Naminoue Shrine]
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A.
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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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.
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C.
Heian Shrine
Heian Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its striking vermilion buildings, expansive gardens, and role as a partial replica of the ancient Heian Palace.
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D.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
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E.
Namba Yasaka Shrine
Namba Yasaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan, best known for its massive lion-head-shaped stage that is believed to bring good luck and success.
- 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: Naminoue Shrine Target entity description: Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
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A.
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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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.
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C.
Heian Shrine
Heian Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its striking vermilion buildings, expansive gardens, and role as a partial replica of the ancient Heian Palace.
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D.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
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E.
Namba Yasaka Shrine
Namba Yasaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan, best known for its massive lion-head-shaped stage that is believed to bring good luck and success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| access |
close to central Naha
ⓘ
reachable by road ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Shinto shrine architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
local fishermen
ⓘ
seafaring communities ⓘ |
| category | Shinto shrines in Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| city | Naha ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | sea deities ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSea | above sea level ⓘ |
| feature |
haiden
ⓘ
honden ⓘ stone steps ⓘ torii gate ⓘ viewing terrace ⓘ |
| function |
guardian of seafarers
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Naminoue Shrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Naminoue-gū
|
| hasCulturalRole |
main Shinto shrine of Okinawa
ⓘ
protector of maritime safety ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | ichinomiya of Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
New Year celebrations
ⓘ
matsuri ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
Naminoue Shrine
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
波上宮
|
| hasRitual |
prayers for safe voyages
ⓘ
purification ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasView |
Naha cityscape
ⓘ
ocean panorama ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | place of prayer for maritime safety ⓘ |
| isReligiousSite | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Naha
ⓘ
Okinawa Island ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | cliff ⓘ |
| near |
Naha Port
ⓘ
Naminoue Beach ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | East China Sea ⓘ |
| prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| region |
Kyushu
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyushu region
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| worshipType | Shinto rites ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naminoue Shrine Description of subject: Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
波上宮
this entity surface form:
Naminoue-gū
subject surface form:
Naha