Yamato Museum
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The Yamato Museum is a maritime history museum in Kure, Japan, best known for its exhibits on the Imperial Japanese Navy and a large-scale model of the battleship Yamato.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yamato Museum canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11080471 — 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: Yamato Museum Context triple: [JMSDF Kure Museum, nearby, Yamato Museum]
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A.
Shibusawa Memorial Museum
The Shibusawa Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Tokyo dedicated to the life, achievements, and legacy of influential industrialist and "father of Japanese capitalism" Shibusawa Eiichi.
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B.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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C.
Hayama Shiosai Museum
Hayama Shiosai Museum is a coastal museum in Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan, known for exhibits on marine life and local natural history, often visited alongside the adjacent Hayama Shiosai Park.
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National Museum of Japanese History
The National Museum of Japanese History is a major research-oriented history museum in Sakura, Chiba, dedicated to the comprehensive study and public exhibition of Japan’s history and culture.
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E.
Kobe Maritime Museum
Kobe Maritime Museum is a waterfront museum in Kobe, Japan, showcasing the city’s maritime history, ship technology, and port culture within a distinctive sail-like architectural structure.
- 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: Yamato Museum Target entity description: The Yamato Museum is a maritime history museum in Kure, Japan, best known for its exhibits on the Imperial Japanese Navy and a large-scale model of the battleship Yamato.
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A.
Shibusawa Memorial Museum
The Shibusawa Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Tokyo dedicated to the life, achievements, and legacy of influential industrialist and "father of Japanese capitalism" Shibusawa Eiichi.
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B.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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C.
Hayama Shiosai Museum
Hayama Shiosai Museum is a coastal museum in Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan, known for exhibits on marine life and local natural history, often visited alongside the adjacent Hayama Shiosai Park.
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D.
National Museum of Japanese History
The National Museum of Japanese History is a major research-oriented history museum in Sakura, Chiba, dedicated to the comprehensive study and public exhibition of Japan’s history and culture.
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E.
Kobe Maritime Museum
Kobe Maritime Museum is a waterfront museum in Kobe, Japan, showcasing the city’s maritime history, ship technology, and port culture within a distinctive sail-like architectural structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history museum
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maritime museum ⓘ war museum ⓘ |
| category |
Maritime museums in Japan
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Military and war museums in Japan ⓘ Museums in Hiroshima Prefecture ⓘ |
| coordinates | 34.241°N 132.556°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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Kure’s maritime heritage ⓘ battleship Yamato ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato-class battleship
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| focusesOnPeriod |
World War II
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modern Japanese naval history ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
1:10 scale model of battleship Yamato
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Imperial Japanese Navy artifacts ⓘ World War II naval exhibits ⓘ Zero fighter aircraft A6M ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsubishi A6M
artifacts from battleship Yamato ⓘ human torpedo Kaiten ⓘ
linked to:
kaiten manned torpedo
midget submarine ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
lecture hall
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museum shop ⓘ observation deck ⓘ permanent exhibition area ⓘ special exhibition area ⓘ |
| hasSection |
children’s learning zone
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science and technology learning area ⓘ shipbuilding technology exhibits ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of Kure Maritime Museum ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
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Hiroshima Prefecture ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kure ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Imperial Japanese Navy history
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battleship Yamato ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato-class battleship
history of Kure as a naval port ⓘ |
| nativeName |
呉市海事歴史科学館
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linked to:
JMSDF Kure Museum
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| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
JMSDF Kure Museum
ⓘ
Kure Port ⓘ
linked to:
Kure Naval Base
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| officialName |
Kure Maritime Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
JMSDF Kure Museum
|
| openingDate | 2005-04-23 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Kure ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Kure ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourism guides about Kure ⓘ |
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Subject: Yamato Museum Description of subject: The Yamato Museum is a maritime history museum in Kure, Japan, best known for its exhibits on the Imperial Japanese Navy and a large-scale model of the battleship Yamato.
Referenced by (5)
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