Hōki region
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The Hōki region is a historical area in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan, known for its coastal landscapes along the Sea of Japan and cultural heritage rooted in the former Hōki Province.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hōki region canonical | 1 |
| 山陰地方 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18381677 — 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: Hōki region Context triple: [Tottori Prefecture, hasRegion, Hōki region]
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A.
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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B.
Yamama region
The Yamama region is a historical area in central Arabia, centered around present-day Riyadh, that was an important early Islamic and pre-Islamic cultural and political center.
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C.
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.
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D.
Hokusetsu region
The Hokusetsu region is an area in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its suburban cities and natural landscapes centered around the Hokusetsu Mountains.
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E.
Kōga region
The Kōga region is a historic area in Japan famed as one of the principal centers of ninja (shinobi) activity alongside Iga.
- 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: Hōki region Target entity description: The Hōki region is a historical area in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan, known for its coastal landscapes along the Sea of Japan and cultural heritage rooted in the former Hōki Province.
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A.
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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B.
Yamama region
The Yamama region is a historical area in central Arabia, centered around present-day Riyadh, that was an important early Islamic and pre-Islamic cultural and political center.
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C.
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.
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D.
Hokusetsu region
The Hokusetsu region is an area in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its suburban cities and natural landscapes centered around the Hokusetsu Mountains.
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E.
Kōga region
The Kōga region is a historic area in Japan famed as one of the principal centers of ninja (shinobi) activity alongside Iga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.