Honshu (offshore island)
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Honshu (offshore island) refers to the smaller islands situated just off the coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, including locations such as Sado Island in the Sea of Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Honshu (offshore island) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21519044 — 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: Honshu (offshore island) Context triple: [Sado gold mine, locatedIn, Honshu (offshore island)]
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A.
Aoshima Island
Aoshima Island is a small, picturesque island off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan, famous for its subtropical scenery, Shinto shrine, and unique wave-like rock formations known as the “Devil’s Washboard.”
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B.
Hakatajima Island
Hakatajima Island is one of the islands in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, known for its role in the Shimanami Kaido route that links Honshu and Shikoku by a series of bridges.
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C.
Shimoshima Island
Shimoshima Island is the largest and most populous island of the Amakusa archipelago, known for its scenic coastal landscapes, historic Christian sites, and role as a cultural and tourism hub in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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D.
Nakanoshima Island
Nakanoshima Island is a central sandbank district in Osaka, Japan, known as a major political, cultural, and business hub featuring government buildings, museums, and riverside parks.
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E.
Amami-Oshima Island
Amami-Oshima Island is a subtropical Japanese island in Kagoshima Prefecture renowned for its rich biodiversity, endemic wildlife, and lush forests, which have earned it UNESCO World Heritage status.
- 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: Honshu (offshore island) Target entity description: Honshu (offshore island) refers to the smaller islands situated just off the coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, including locations such as Sado Island in the Sea of Japan.
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A.
Aoshima Island
Aoshima Island is a small, picturesque island off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan, famous for its subtropical scenery, Shinto shrine, and unique wave-like rock formations known as the “Devil’s Washboard.”
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B.
Hakatajima Island
Hakatajima Island is one of the islands in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, known for its role in the Shimanami Kaido route that links Honshu and Shikoku by a series of bridges.
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C.
Shimoshima Island
Shimoshima Island is the largest and most populous island of the Amakusa archipelago, known for its scenic coastal landscapes, historic Christian sites, and role as a cultural and tourism hub in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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D.
Nakanoshima Island
Nakanoshima Island is a central sandbank district in Osaka, Japan, known as a major political, cultural, and business hub featuring government buildings, museums, and riverside parks.
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E.
Amami-Oshima Island
Amami-Oshima Island is a subtropical Japanese island in Kagoshima Prefecture renowned for its rich biodiversity, endemic wildlife, and lush forests, which have earned it UNESCO World Heritage status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.