Momotaro
E1471099
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Momotaro is a legendary Japanese folk hero, often depicted as a boy born from a peach who battles ogres with the help of animal companions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Momotaro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21165582 — 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: Momotaro Context triple: [Megijima Island, hasCulturalAssociation, Momotaro]
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A.
Urashima Tarō
Urashima Tarō is a famous Japanese folktale about a fisherman who visits an undersea palace and returns to find that centuries have passed in the human world.
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B.
Tajōmaru
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
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C.
Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
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D.
Toyotama-hime
Toyotama-hime is a dragon princess and sea deity in Japanese mythology, known as the wife of Hoori and mother of the legendary first human emperor’s ancestor.
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E.
Kinkei-san
Kinkei-san is one of the notable peaks of Japan’s rugged Mount Myogi, known for its dramatic rock formations and popular hiking routes.
- 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: Momotaro Target entity description: Momotaro is a legendary Japanese folk hero, often depicted as a boy born from a peach who battles ogres with the help of animal companions.
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A.
Urashima Tarō
Urashima Tarō is a famous Japanese folktale about a fisherman who visits an undersea palace and returns to find that centuries have passed in the human world.
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B.
Tajōmaru
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
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C.
Tarō
Tarō is a common Japanese masculine given name, often written with kanji meaning "eldest son" and frequently used in traditional and modern Japanese culture.
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D.
Toyotama-hime
Toyotama-hime is a dragon princess and sea deity in Japanese mythology, known as the wife of Hoori and mother of the legendary first human emperor’s ancestor.
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E.
Kinkei-san
Kinkei-san is one of the notable peaks of Japan’s rugged Mount Myogi, known for its dramatic rock formations and popular hiking routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.