Port of Kagoshima
E1038149
The Port of Kagoshima is a major seaport in Kagoshima Prefecture on Japan’s southern Kyushu coast, serving as a key hub for regional trade, industry, and ferry transport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Kagoshima canonical | 4 |
| Kagoshima Port | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12092808 — 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: Port of Kagoshima Context triple: [ports of Japan, hasPart, Port of Kagoshima]
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A.
Port of Shimonoseki
The Port of Shimonoseki is a major Japanese seaport and transportation hub on the western tip of Honshu, serving as a key gateway for domestic and international maritime traffic, including routes to Kyushu and South Korea.
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B.
Karatsu Port
Karatsu Port is a coastal seaport in Karatsu City that serves as a key maritime hub for trade, fishing, and transportation in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
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C.
Yatsushiro Port
Yatsushiro Port is a coastal shipping and industrial port located in Yatsushiro, serving as one of the key maritime gateways of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan.
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D.
Port of Naha
The Port of Naha is a major seaport and transportation hub in Okinawa, Japan, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries, cargo shipping, and regional trade in the Ryukyu Islands.
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E.
Port of Tokushima
The Port of Tokushima is a key maritime hub on Japan’s Shikoku Island, handling regional cargo and passenger traffic and supporting the economy of Tokushima Prefecture.
- 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: Port of Kagoshima Target entity description: The Port of Kagoshima is a major seaport in Kagoshima Prefecture on Japan’s southern Kyushu coast, serving as a key hub for regional trade, industry, and ferry transport.
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A.
Port of Shimonoseki
The Port of Shimonoseki is a major Japanese seaport and transportation hub on the western tip of Honshu, serving as a key gateway for domestic and international maritime traffic, including routes to Kyushu and South Korea.
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B.
Karatsu Port
Karatsu Port is a coastal seaport in Karatsu City that serves as a key maritime hub for trade, fishing, and transportation in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
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C.
Yatsushiro Port
Yatsushiro Port is a coastal shipping and industrial port located in Yatsushiro, serving as one of the key maritime gateways of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan.
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D.
Port of Naha
The Port of Naha is a major seaport and transportation hub in Okinawa, Japan, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries, cargo shipping, and regional trade in the Ryukyu Islands.
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E.
Port of Tokushima
The Port of Tokushima is a key maritime hub on Japan’s Shikoku Island, handling regional cargo and passenger traffic and supporting the economy of Tokushima Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seaport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| coast | southern coast of Kyushu ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Amami Islands
ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Osumi Islands ⓘ
linked to:
Ōsumi Islands
Sakurajima ⓘ domestic ferry routes in Japan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kagoshima Prefectural Government ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
cargo terminals
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container berths ⓘ cruise ship berths ⓘ customs facilities ⓘ ferry terminals ⓘ logistics warehouses ⓘ passenger terminals ⓘ ro-ro berths ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cargo handling
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ferry terminal ⓘ industrial support ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ regional trade hub ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
cruise shipping
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ferry transport ⓘ sea transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kagoshima City
NERFINISHED
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Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
East China Sea
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Kagoshima Bay ⓘ |
| near |
Sakurajima volcano
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakurajima
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| partOf | Japanese port network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kyushu
ⓘ
Southwestern Japan ⓘ |
| role |
gateway to southern islands of Japan
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key hub for ferry transport ⓘ key hub for regional trade ⓘ |
| serves |
Kagoshima Prefecture
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southern Kyushu region ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
agricultural exports from Kagoshima Prefecture
ⓘ
fisheries in Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ manufacturing in Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal shipping
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fishing ⓘ international shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterway | Kagoshima Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Kagoshima Description of subject: The Port of Kagoshima is a major seaport in Kagoshima Prefecture on Japan’s southern Kyushu coast, serving as a key hub for regional trade, industry, and ferry transport.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan
linked to: Port of Kagoshima
subject linked to:
Kagoshima, Japan
linked to: Port of Kagoshima
subject linked to:
Satsuma Peninsula area
linked to: Port of Kagoshima