Kanda-Jimbocho
E1018541
Kanda-Jimbocho is Tokyo’s famed book district, renowned for its dense concentration of secondhand bookstores, publishing houses, and literary culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanda-Jimbocho canonical | 2 |
| Kanda-Jinbocho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11407389 — 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: Kanda-Jimbocho Context triple: [Jimbocho book district, alsoKnownAs, Kanda-Jimbocho]
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A.
Kamitabashi
Kamitabashi is a residential neighborhood located in the Kita ward of Tokyo, Japan.
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B.
Hamamatsucho
Hamamatsucho is a central Tokyo district and major transportation hub known for its JR and monorail stations providing access to Haneda Airport and nearby business and waterfront areas.
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C.
Yurakucho
Yurakucho is a lively commercial and entertainment district in central Tokyo known for its shopping complexes, theaters, and atmospheric izakaya alleys beneath the railway tracks.
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D.
Nishi-Ogikubo
Nishi-Ogikubo is a Tokyo neighborhood known for its laid-back residential atmosphere, vintage and antique shops, and small independent cafes and bars.
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E.
Itabashi
Itabashi is a special ward in northern Tokyo, Japan, known as a primarily residential area with a mix of traditional neighborhoods and modern urban infrastructure.
- 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: Kanda-Jimbocho Target entity description: Kanda-Jimbocho is Tokyo’s famed book district, renowned for its dense concentration of secondhand bookstores, publishing houses, and literary culture.
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A.
Kamitabashi
Kamitabashi is a residential neighborhood located in the Kita ward of Tokyo, Japan.
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B.
Hamamatsucho
Hamamatsucho is a central Tokyo district and major transportation hub known for its JR and monorail stations providing access to Haneda Airport and nearby business and waterfront areas.
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C.
Yurakucho
Yurakucho is a lively commercial and entertainment district in central Tokyo known for its shopping complexes, theaters, and atmospheric izakaya alleys beneath the railway tracks.
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D.
Nishi-Ogikubo
Nishi-Ogikubo is a Tokyo neighborhood known for its laid-back residential atmosphere, vintage and antique shops, and small independent cafes and bars.
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E.
Itabashi
Itabashi is a special ward in northern Tokyo, Japan, known as a primarily residential area with a mix of traditional neighborhoods and modern urban infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book town
ⓘ
district ⓘ neighborhood ⓘ |
| associatedWith | universities in the Ochanomizu and Kanda area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| famousAs |
Japan’s largest secondhand book district
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Tokyo’s book district ⓘ one of the world’s largest used-book areas ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfBookstores | about 150 to 200 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
Jimbocho Book Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanda Used Book Festival
Kanda Used Book Festival ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coffee shops
ⓘ
curry restaurants ⓘ many student-oriented eateries ⓘ printing-related businesses ⓘ publishing company offices ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Hakusan-dori Avenue
ⓘ
Yasukuni-dori Avenue ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStation | Jimbocho Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBusiness |
antiquarian book dealer
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editorial office ⓘ new bookshop ⓘ publisher ⓘ secondhand bookshop ⓘ |
| knownFor |
academic bookstores
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antiquarian books ⓘ bookstores ⓘ literary culture ⓘ out-of-print books ⓘ publishing houses ⓘ secondhand bookstores ⓘ sports-related bookstores ⓘ used books ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiyoda-ku
ⓘ
linked to:
Chiyoda
Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| near |
Kanda
ⓘ
Ochanomizu ⓘ Suidobashi ⓘ Takebashi ⓘ |
| partOf | Kanda area ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Toei Mita Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toei Shinjuku Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
cultural district
ⓘ
shopping district ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kanda-Jimbocho Description of subject: Kanda-Jimbocho is Tokyo’s famed book district, renowned for its dense concentration of secondhand bookstores, publishing houses, and literary culture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kanda-Jimbocho