Shima, Mie Prefecture
E1321534
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Shima, Mie Prefecture is a coastal city in Japan’s Kansai region known for its scenic bays, pearl cultivation, and role as a setting for various films and cultural works.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shima, Mie Prefecture canonical | 3 |
| Mie Prefecture (by ferry from Cape Irago) | 1 |
| Shima, Mie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18381456 — 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: Shima, Mie Prefecture Context triple: [Gamera the Brave, settingLocation, Shima, Mie Prefecture]
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A.
Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture is a major Buddhist monastic complex and sacred mountain plateau that serves as the spiritual center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan.
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B.
Sakishima Islands (Osaka)
Sakishima Islands (Osaka) is a group of large artificial islands in Osaka Bay known for hosting major commercial, residential, and exhibition facilities such as the Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building and INTEX Osaka.
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C.
Hashima, Mino Province
Hashima, Mino Province was a historical locality in Japan’s former Mino Province, known as the original site of the Buddhist Osu Kannon Temple before its relocation.
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D.
Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture
Shingu, in Wakayama Prefecture, is a coastal city in Japan known as a historic gateway to the sacred Kumano region and its UNESCO-listed pilgrimage sites.
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E.
Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture
Komatsushima is a coastal city in Tokushima Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for its role in regional industry and as a stop for pilgrims on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
- 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: Shima, Mie Prefecture Target entity description: Shima, Mie Prefecture is a coastal city in Japan’s Kansai region known for its scenic bays, pearl cultivation, and role as a setting for various films and cultural works.
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A.
Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture is a major Buddhist monastic complex and sacred mountain plateau that serves as the spiritual center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan.
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B.
Sakishima Islands (Osaka)
Sakishima Islands (Osaka) is a group of large artificial islands in Osaka Bay known for hosting major commercial, residential, and exhibition facilities such as the Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building and INTEX Osaka.
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C.
Hashima, Mino Province
Hashima, Mino Province was a historical locality in Japan’s former Mino Province, known as the original site of the Buddhist Osu Kannon Temple before its relocation.
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D.
Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture
Shingu, in Wakayama Prefecture, is a coastal city in Japan known as a historic gateway to the sacred Kumano region and its UNESCO-listed pilgrimage sites.
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E.
Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture
Komatsushima is a coastal city in Tokushima Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for its role in regional industry and as a stop for pilgrims on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shima, Mie Prefecture
linked to: Shima, Mie Prefecture