Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture
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Munakata is a coastal city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic Munakata Taisha Shinto shrines and nearby sacred islands recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture canonical | 2 |
| Munakata region of Fukuoka Prefecture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20920026 — 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: Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture Context triple: [Oshima (Munakata), locatedIn, Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture]
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A.
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka is a city in eastern Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional commercial center with convenient rail links and proximity to both urban Kitakyushu and the surrounding coastal and rural areas.
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Koga, Fukuoka
Koga, Fukuoka is a suburban city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commuter area within the Fukuoka metropolitan region.
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C.
Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture
Mashiki, in Kumamoto Prefecture, is a town on Japan’s Kyushu island known for hosting Kumamoto Airport and for being heavily affected by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.
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D.
Yakuin, Fukuoka
Yakuin, Fukuoka is a central urban neighborhood in Fukuoka City known for its convenient access, shopping streets, and mix of residential and commercial areas.
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E.
Shingu, Fukuoka
Shingu, Fukuoka is a coastal town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a suburban residential area of Fukuoka City with ferry access to nearby islands.
- 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: Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture Target entity description: Munakata is a coastal city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic Munakata Taisha Shinto shrines and nearby sacred islands recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka is a city in eastern Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional commercial center with convenient rail links and proximity to both urban Kitakyushu and the surrounding coastal and rural areas.
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B.
Koga, Fukuoka
Koga, Fukuoka is a suburban city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commuter area within the Fukuoka metropolitan region.
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C.
Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture
Mashiki, in Kumamoto Prefecture, is a town on Japan’s Kyushu island known for hosting Kumamoto Airport and for being heavily affected by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.
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D.
Yakuin, Fukuoka
Yakuin, Fukuoka is a central urban neighborhood in Fukuoka City known for its convenient access, shopping streets, and mix of residential and commercial areas.
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E.
Shingu, Fukuoka
Shingu, Fukuoka is a coastal town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a suburban residential area of Fukuoka City with ferry access to nearby islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.