Sanyō region
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The Sanyō region is a major industrial and urban area along the southern coast of Japan’s Honshu island, facing the Seto Inland Sea and encompassing key cities such as Hiroshima and Okayama.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanyō region canonical | 3 |
| San'yō region | 2 |
| San’in-San’yō area | 1 |
| San’yō region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13691998 — 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: Sanyō region Context triple: [Shin-Osaka–Okayama section, formsCorridorToward, Sanyō region]
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A.
Kansai region
The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.
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B.
Chūbu region
The Chūbu region is a central area of Japan on Honshu Island, known for encompassing the Japanese Alps and including major prefectures such as Aichi, Nagano, and Shizuoka.
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C.
Tōkai region
The Tōkai region is a central coastal area of Japan along the Pacific Ocean, known for its industrial cities, transportation hubs, and location between Tokyo and Osaka.
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D.
Honshu–Shikoku area
The Honshu–Shikoku area is a key region of Japan encompassing the strait and surrounding zones between the main islands of Honshu and Shikoku, linked by major bridge and transportation networks.
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E.
Chūō region
The Chūō region is a central area of Japan that lies along the Chūō Main Line, connecting major inland cities between Tokyo and Nagoya.
- 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: Sanyō region Target entity description: The Sanyō region is a major industrial and urban area along the southern coast of Japan’s Honshu island, facing the Seto Inland Sea and encompassing key cities such as Hiroshima and Okayama.
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A.
Kansai region
The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.
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B.
Chūbu region
The Chūbu region is a central area of Japan on Honshu Island, known for encompassing the Japanese Alps and including major prefectures such as Aichi, Nagano, and Shizuoka.
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C.
Tōkai region
The Tōkai region is a central coastal area of Japan along the Pacific Ocean, known for its industrial cities, transportation hubs, and location between Tokyo and Osaka.
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D.
Honshu–Shikoku area
The Honshu–Shikoku area is a key region of Japan encompassing the strait and surrounding zones between the main islands of Honshu and Shikoku, linked by major bridge and transportation networks.
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E.
Chūō region
The Chūō region is a central area of Japan that lies along the Chūō Main Line, connecting major inland cities between Tokyo and Nagoya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sanyō region
linked to: Sanyō region
linked to: Sanyō region
subject linked to:
Bingo Province historical area
linked to: Sanyō region
subject linked to:
Aki Province historical area