Port of Nagasaki
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The Port of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese harbor that has long served as a key gateway for international trade and cultural exchange, particularly during Japan’s periods of limited foreign contact.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Nagasaki canonical | 5 |
| Nagasaki | 1 |
| Nagasaki Dejima area | 1 |
| Nagasaki Harbor | 1 |
| Nagasaki port | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2168434 — 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: Port of Nagasaki Context triple: [Nagasaki, hasPort, Port of Nagasaki]
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A.
Port of Naha
The Port of Naha is a major seaport and transportation hub in Okinawa, Japan, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries, cargo shipping, and regional trade in the Ryukyu Islands.
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B.
Port of Nagoya
The Port of Nagoya is Japan’s busiest and largest trading port, serving as a major hub for automobile exports and international maritime commerce.
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C.
Hakata Port
Hakata Port is a major international seaport in Fukuoka, Japan, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries and cargo between Kyushu, the rest of Japan, and East Asia.
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D.
Port of Amagasaki
The Port of Amagasaki is a major industrial and commercial seaport in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving the Kansai region with cargo handling and maritime logistics facilities.
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E.
Port of Niigata
The Port of Niigata is a major seaport on the Sea of Japan in north-central Honshu, serving as an important hub for international trade, ferry services, and regional industry in Japan.
- 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: Port of Nagasaki Target entity description: The Port of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese harbor that has long served as a key gateway for international trade and cultural exchange, particularly during Japan’s periods of limited foreign contact.
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A.
Port of Naha
The Port of Naha is a major seaport and transportation hub in Okinawa, Japan, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries, cargo shipping, and regional trade in the Ryukyu Islands.
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B.
Port of Nagoya
The Port of Nagoya is Japan’s busiest and largest trading port, serving as a major hub for automobile exports and international maritime commerce.
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C.
Hakata Port
Hakata Port is a major international seaport in Fukuoka, Japan, serving as a key gateway for passenger ferries and cargo between Kyushu, the rest of Japan, and East Asia.
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D.
Port of Amagasaki
The Port of Amagasaki is a major industrial and commercial seaport in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving the Kansai region with cargo handling and maritime logistics facilities.
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E.
Port of Niigata
The Port of Niigata is a major seaport on the Sea of Japan in north-central Honshu, serving as an important hub for international trade, ferry services, and regional industry in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbor
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dejima
ⓘ
Nagasaki ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki City
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ sakoku (national isolation policy, foundations) ⓘ
surface form:
sakoku
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
site of long-term Chinese and Dutch trading communities
ⓘ
symbol of early Japanese contact with the West ⓘ |
| currentUse |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
cruise tourism ⓘ ferry services ⓘ fishing-related activities ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ Edo period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Nagasaki Prefectural Government ⓘ |
| handles |
containers
ⓘ
general cargo ⓘ passengers ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
cargo terminals
ⓘ
container terminals ⓘ cruise ship berths ⓘ passenger terminals ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIndustry |
fishing industry
ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ tourism industry ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of cultural exchange
ⓘ
gateway for international trade ⓘ major port during Japan’s isolation policy (sakoku) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyushu
ⓘ
Nagasaki ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki City
Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
East China Sea
ⓘ
Nagasaki Bay ⓘ |
| mainTradingPartners |
China
ⓘ
Korea ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Dejima ⓘ |
| notableFeature | only official port open to most Western trade during parts of the Edo period ⓘ |
| openTo |
domestic shipping
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ |
| partOf | Port of Nagasaki Authority jurisdiction ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kyushu
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyushu region
Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ |
| transportMode | maritime transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Nagasaki Description of subject: The Port of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese harbor that has long served as a key gateway for international trade and cultural exchange, particularly during Japan’s periods of limited foreign contact.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nagasaki Dejima area
this entity surface form:
Nagasaki
this entity surface form:
Nagasaki port
this entity surface form:
Nagasaki Harbor