Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture

E899327

Buddhist temple railway line railway station town

Minobu is a town in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic Buddhist temple Kuon-ji and scenic natural surroundings in the Fuji River region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture canonical	3
Minobu, Yamanashi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10984150 — 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: Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture
Context triple: [Lake Motosu, locatedIn, Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture]

A. Sunpu, Suruga Province
Sunpu in Suruga Province was a prominent castle town and political center in Japan’s Sengoku and early Edo periods, historically notable as the retirement residence and death place of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
B. Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Kofu is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture in central Japan, known as a regional commercial hub surrounded by mountains and vineyards near Mount Fuji.
C. Numata, Gunma
Numata, Gunma is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, hot springs, and proximity to natural attractions such as lakes and ski areas.
D. Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture is a city in Japan known for hosting major military installations, including a key Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base and U.S. Army facilities.
E. Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan is a historic castle city in central Honshu known for its scenic alpine setting and as the hometown of avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.
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: Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture
Target entity description: Minobu is a town in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic Buddhist temple Kuon-ji and scenic natural surroundings in the Fuji River region.

A. Sunpu, Suruga Province
Sunpu in Suruga Province was a prominent castle town and political center in Japan’s Sengoku and early Edo periods, historically notable as the retirement residence and death place of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
B. Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Kofu is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture in central Japan, known as a regional commercial hub surrounded by mountains and vineyards near Mount Fuji.
C. Numata, Gunma
Numata, Gunma is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, hot springs, and proximity to natural attractions such as lakes and ski areas.
D. Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture is a city in Japan known for hosting major military installations, including a key Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base and U.S. Army facilities.
E. Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan is a historic castle city in central Honshu known for its scenic alpine setting and as the hometown of avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ railway line ⓘ railway station ⓘ town ⓘ
administrativeStatus	town ⓘ
affiliation	Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage	Nichiren Buddhist heritage ⓘ
hasFamousTemple	Kuon-ji ⓘ
hasHistoricRole	center of Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
hasMunicipalGovernment	Minobu town government ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature	forests ⓘ mountains ⓘ river valleys ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship	Kuon-ji ⓘ
hasRailwayStation	Minobu Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTourismType	nature tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ
hasViewOf	Mount Fuji ⓘ
knownFor	Fuji River scenery ⓘ linked to: Fuji River valley Kuon-ji ⓘ historic Buddhist sites ⓘ mountain landscapes ⓘ scenic natural surroundings ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Chūbu region ⓘ Fuji River region ⓘ linked to: Fuji River basin Japan Alps area ⓘ linked to: Japanese Alps Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture ⓘ Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture ⓘ Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Southern Japanese Alps ⓘ
locatedOnIsland	Honshū ⓘ linked to: Honshu
partOf	Japan ⓘ Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Chūbu ⓘ linked to: Chūbu region
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
river	Fuji River ⓘ
servedByRailLine	Minobu Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
transportConnection	Fuji River ⓘ
UTCOffset	+9 ⓘ
writingSystem	Japanese writing system ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Motosu → locatedIn → Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture ⓘ

Mount Minobu → locatedNear → Minobu, Yamanashi ⓘ

linked to: Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture

Kuon-ji → locatedIn → Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture ⓘ

subject linked to: Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture

Minobu Station → locatedIn → Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture ⓘ