Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store)
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Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store) is a large, flagship branch of the Kinokuniya bookstore chain located in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, known for its extensive selection of Japanese and foreign-language books.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12734575 — 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: Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store) Context triple: [Takashimaya Times Square, hasPart, Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store)]
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A.
Tsutaya Books Daikanyama
Tsutaya Books Daikanyama is a flagship lifestyle-oriented bookstore complex in Tokyo known for its curated selection of books, magazines, and design goods within a stylish, architecturally distinctive setting.
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B.
Jimbocho book district
Jimbocho book district is Tokyo’s famed neighborhood known for its dense concentration of bookstores, especially secondhand and specialty shops, and its long-standing literary culture.
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C.
Yodobashi Kyoto
Yodobashi Kyoto is a large multi-story electronics and retail complex in Kyoto, Japan, known for its extensive selection of consumer electronics, household goods, and hobby items.
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D.
Bosudong Book Street
Bosudong Book Street is a historic alley in Busan famed for its dense concentration of secondhand bookstores and literary culture.
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E.
Takashimaya Nihonbashi store
The Takashimaya Nihonbashi store is a flagship branch of the historic Takashimaya department store chain, renowned for its upscale shopping, traditional service, and prominent location in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district.
- 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: Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store) Target entity description: Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store) is a large, flagship branch of the Kinokuniya bookstore chain located in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, known for its extensive selection of Japanese and foreign-language books.
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A.
Tsutaya Books Daikanyama
Tsutaya Books Daikanyama is a flagship lifestyle-oriented bookstore complex in Tokyo known for its curated selection of books, magazines, and design goods within a stylish, architecturally distinctive setting.
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B.
Jimbocho book district
Jimbocho book district is Tokyo’s famed neighborhood known for its dense concentration of bookstores, especially secondhand and specialty shops, and its long-standing literary culture.
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C.
Yodobashi Kyoto
Yodobashi Kyoto is a large multi-story electronics and retail complex in Kyoto, Japan, known for its extensive selection of consumer electronics, household goods, and hobby items.
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D.
Bosudong Book Street
Bosudong Book Street is a historic alley in Busan famed for its dense concentration of secondhand bookstores and literary culture.
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E.
Takashimaya Nihonbashi store
The Takashimaya Nihonbashi store is a flagship branch of the historic Takashimaya department store chain, renowned for its upscale shopping, traditional service, and prominent location in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kinokuniya branch
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bookstore ⓘ retail store ⓘ |
| brand | Kinokuniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
bookstore in Tokyo
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retail building in Shinjuku ⓘ |
| city | Tokyo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| district | Shinjuku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Japanese books
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academic and professional books ⓘ art and design books ⓘ children's books ⓘ comics and manga ⓘ foreign-language books ⓘ magazines ⓘ stationery ⓘ travel guides ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multiple floors
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sections organized by genre ⓘ sections organized by language ⓘ |
| hasService |
book sales
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customer membership or point program ⓘ special orders for books ⓘ |
| isFlagshipOf | Kinokuniya bookstore chain in Shinjuku area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive selection of Japanese books
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extensive selection of foreign-language books ⓘ large flagship-scale store ⓘ wide range of genres ⓘ |
| languageOfBooks |
English
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Japanese ⓘ other foreign languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Shinjuku NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| operator | Kinokuniya Company Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kinokuniya bookstore chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBusiness | book retail ⓘ |
| serves |
commuters
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local residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Japanese readers
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expatriates and international visitors ⓘ foreign-language readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store) Description of subject: Kinokuniya bookshop (Shinjuku South store) is a large, flagship branch of the Kinokuniya bookstore chain located in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, known for its extensive selection of Japanese and foreign-language books.
Referenced by (1)
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