Suginami
E243639
Suginami is a residential ward in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its quiet neighborhoods, anime studios, and vibrant local shopping streets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suginami canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1195505 — 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: Suginami Context triple: [Keio Inokashira Line, passesThrough, Suginami]
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A.
Toshima
Toshima is a special ward in northwest Tokyo known for the major commercial and entertainment hub of Ikebukuro and its dense urban residential districts.
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B.
Moriguchi
Moriguchi is a city in Japan’s Kansai region that forms part of the Osaka metropolitan area and serves as a residential and commercial hub.
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C.
Toyonaka
Toyonaka is a suburban city in Japan’s Kansai region known for its residential neighborhoods, educational institutions, and proximity to central Osaka.
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D.
Naniwa-ku
Naniwa-ku is a central ward of Osaka, Japan, known for its bustling entertainment districts, shopping streets, and iconic landmarks such as Tsutenkaku Tower.
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E.
Shinagawa
Shinagawa is a major commercial and transportation hub in Tokyo, Japan, known for its busy railway station, business districts, and waterfront developments.
- 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: Suginami Target entity description: Suginami is a residential ward in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its quiet neighborhoods, anime studios, and vibrant local shopping streets.
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A.
Toshima
Toshima is a special ward in northwest Tokyo known for the major commercial and entertainment hub of Ikebukuro and its dense urban residential districts.
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B.
Moriguchi
Moriguchi is a city in Japan’s Kansai region that forms part of the Osaka metropolitan area and serves as a residential and commercial hub.
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C.
Toyonaka
Toyonaka is a suburban city in Japan’s Kansai region known for its residential neighborhoods, educational institutions, and proximity to central Osaka.
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D.
Naniwa-ku
Naniwa-ku is a central ward of Osaka, Japan, known for its bustling entertainment districts, shopping streets, and iconic landmarks such as Tsutenkaku Tower.
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E.
Shinagawa
Shinagawa is a major commercial and transportation hub in Tokyo, Japan, known for its busy railway station, business districts, and waterfront developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
special ward of Tokyo ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Mitaka
ⓘ
Musashino ⓘ Nakano ⓘ Nerima ⓘ Setagaya ⓘ Shibuya ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Asagaya
ⓘ
Koenji ⓘ Nishi-Ogikubo ⓘ Ogikubo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governmentType | special ward government ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense urban fabric
ⓘ
primarily residential ⓘ quiet neighborhoods ⓘ vibrant shopping arcades ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFacility |
Suginami Animation Museum
ⓘ
Suginami Public Hall ⓘ |
| hasNotableArea | Koenji punk and live music district ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
Asagaya Tanabata Festival
ⓘ
Koenji Awa Odori festival ⓘ |
| hasResidentialFunction | bedroom community for central Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasSisterCity |
Auckland
ⓘ
surface form:
Auckland, New Zealand
Fremont ⓘ
surface form:
Fremont, California
Glendale ⓘ
surface form:
Glendale, California
|
| isPartOf |
Tokyo 23 wards
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo 23 special wards
|
| knownFor |
anime studios
ⓘ
local shopping streets ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ subculture and music venues ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Mayor of Suginami ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Shinjuku ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tokyo Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metropolis
|
| postalCodeType | Japanese postal code ⓘ |
| railwayServedBy |
Chūō Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
JR Chūō Line
Keio Inokashira Line ⓘ Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | special ward ⓘ |
| transportationNetwork |
Tokyo metropolitan rail network
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo urban rail network
|
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suginami Description of subject: Suginami is a residential ward in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its quiet neighborhoods, anime studios, and vibrant local shopping streets.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Setagaya