northern Shikoku
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Northern Shikoku is the northern part of Japan’s Shikoku Island, encompassing coastal and urban areas along the Seto Inland Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| northern Shikoku canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17144804 — 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: northern Shikoku Context triple: [Takamatsu Airport, regionServed, northern Shikoku]
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A.
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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B.
Chūgoku region
The Chūgoku region is a western part of Japan’s main island Honshu, known for cities like Hiroshima and Okayama and a mix of industrial centers, historic sites, and rural landscapes.
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C.
San’in region
The San’in region is a coastal area along the Sea of Japan in western Honshu, known for its rural landscapes, historic towns, and relatively cooler, cloudier climate compared to other parts of Japan.
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D.
Bungo Suido region
The Bungo Suido region is a maritime area in southwestern Japan encompassing the waters and coastal zones around the Bungo Channel between Kyushu and Shikoku.
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E.
Mikawa region
The Mikawa region is an eastern part of Aichi Prefecture in Japan, known for its industrial cities, historical ties to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and a mix of coastal and inland landscapes.
- 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: northern Shikoku Target entity description: Northern Shikoku is the northern part of Japan’s Shikoku Island, encompassing coastal and urban areas along the Seto Inland Sea.
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A.
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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B.
Chūgoku region
The Chūgoku region is a western part of Japan’s main island Honshu, known for cities like Hiroshima and Okayama and a mix of industrial centers, historic sites, and rural landscapes.
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C.
San’in region
The San’in region is a coastal area along the Sea of Japan in western Honshu, known for its rural landscapes, historic towns, and relatively cooler, cloudier climate compared to other parts of Japan.
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D.
Bungo Suido region
The Bungo Suido region is a maritime area in southwestern Japan encompassing the waters and coastal zones around the Bungo Channel between Kyushu and Shikoku.
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E.
Mikawa region
The Mikawa region is an eastern part of Aichi Prefecture in Japan, known for its industrial cities, historical ties to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and a mix of coastal and inland landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.