Kushiro, Hokkaido
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Kushiro, Hokkaido is a coastal city in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its cool, foggy climate, rich fishing industry, and nearby wetlands and hot spring resorts.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kushiro | 5 |
| Kushiro, Hokkaido canonical | 3 |
| Kushiro city | 1 |
| Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | 1 |
| city of Kushiro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15729276 — 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: Kushiro, Hokkaido Context triple: [Akan Onsen, locatedInAdministrativeEntity, Kushiro, Hokkaido]
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A.
Chitose, Hokkaido
Chitose, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northernmost prefecture known as a gateway to New Chitose Airport and the scenic Lake Shikotsu area.
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B.
Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Higashikawa, Hokkaido is a small town in central Hokkaido, Japan, known as a gateway to the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake hot spring and ski areas.
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C.
Muroran, Hokkaido
Muroran, Hokkaido is an industrial and port city in southern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its steel industry, coastal scenery, and role as a key maritime hub.
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D.
Teshikaga, Hokkaido
Teshikaga, Hokkaido is a town in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its volcanic landscapes and scenic attractions such as Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo within Akan-Mashu National Park.
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E.
Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Shiraoi, Hokkaido is a coastal town in northern Japan known for its Ainu cultural heritage and natural hot springs.
- 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: Kushiro, Hokkaido Target entity description: Kushiro, Hokkaido is a coastal city in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its cool, foggy climate, rich fishing industry, and nearby wetlands and hot spring resorts.
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A.
Chitose, Hokkaido
Chitose, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northernmost prefecture known as a gateway to New Chitose Airport and the scenic Lake Shikotsu area.
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B.
Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Higashikawa, Hokkaido is a small town in central Hokkaido, Japan, known as a gateway to the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake hot spring and ski areas.
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C.
Muroran, Hokkaido
Muroran, Hokkaido is an industrial and port city in southern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its steel industry, coastal scenery, and role as a key maritime hub.
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D.
Teshikaga, Hokkaido
Teshikaga, Hokkaido is a town in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its volcanic landscapes and scenic attractions such as Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo within Akan-Mashu National Park.
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E.
Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Shiraoi, Hokkaido is a coastal town in northern Japan known for its Ainu cultural heritage and natural hot springs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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eastern Hokkaido
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linked to: Kushiro, Hokkaido