Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Sapporo is the capital and largest city of Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture, known for its snow festival, beer, and role as a major cultural and economic center.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| City of Sapporo | 2 |
| Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan canonical | 2 |
| Sapporo, Hokkaido | 1 |
| central Sapporo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20145644 — 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: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Context triple: [Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, connectedTo, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan]
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A.
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan is a city in central Hokkaido known as a major transportation hub, home to New Chitose Airport and serving as a gateway to Sapporo and the wider region.
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B.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
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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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.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Tomakomai is an industrial port city in southern Hokkaido, Japan, known as a regional transportation hub and gateway to the island.
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E.
Hakodate, Japan
Hakodate, Japan is a historic port city on the southern tip of Hokkaido known for its night views from Mount Hakodate, fresh seafood markets, and preserved Western-influenced architecture.
- 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: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Target entity description: Sapporo is the capital and largest city of Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture, known for its snow festival, beer, and role as a major cultural and economic center.
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A.
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan is a city in central Hokkaido known as a major transportation hub, home to New Chitose Airport and serving as a gateway to Sapporo and the wider region.
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B.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
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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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.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Tomakomai is an industrial port city in southern Hokkaido, Japan, known as a regional transportation hub and gateway to the island.
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E.
Hakodate, Japan
Hakodate, Japan is a historic port city on the southern tip of Hokkaido known for its night views from Mount Hakodate, fresh seafood markets, and preserved Western-influenced architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tokyu Plaza chain
linked to: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
linked to: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
linked to: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
linked to: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan