Meiji-dori
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Meiji-dori is a major thoroughfare in Tokyo known for running through fashionable districts like Harajuku and connecting several key neighborhoods across the city.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meiji-dori canonical | 2 |
| Meiji-dori Avenue | 2 |
| Meiji-dori (section) | 1 |
| Yasukuni-dori | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2445038 — 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: Meiji-dori Context triple: [Harajuku, hasMainStreet, Meiji-dori]
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A.
Kappabashi-dori
Kappabashi-dori is a famous Tokyo shopping street known for its many stores selling kitchenware, restaurant supplies, and realistic plastic food models.
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B.
Omotesando
Omotesando is a fashionable, tree-lined avenue in central Tokyo known for its high-end boutiques, modern architecture, and trendy cafes.
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C.
Kokusai-dori
Kokusai-dori is Naha’s main bustling shopping and entertainment street, famous for its shops, restaurants, and vibrant nightlife in Okinawa, Japan.
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D.
Nakamise-dori
Nakamise-dori is the historic, souvenir- and snack-filled shopping street that leads up to Tokyo’s Senso-ji Temple and is one of the oldest commercial streets in Japan.
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E.
Dotonbori Street
Dotonbori Street is a famous entertainment and dining district in Osaka, Japan, known for its neon lights, bustling nightlife, and iconic oversized restaurant signs.
- 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: Meiji-dori Target entity description: Meiji-dori is a major thoroughfare in Tokyo known for running through fashionable districts like Harajuku and connecting several key neighborhoods across the city.
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A.
Kappabashi-dori
Kappabashi-dori is a famous Tokyo shopping street known for its many stores selling kitchenware, restaurant supplies, and realistic plastic food models.
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B.
Omotesando
Omotesando is a fashionable, tree-lined avenue in central Tokyo known for its high-end boutiques, modern architecture, and trendy cafes.
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C.
Kokusai-dori
Kokusai-dori is Naha’s main bustling shopping and entertainment street, famous for its shops, restaurants, and vibrant nightlife in Okinawa, Japan.
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D.
Nakamise-dori
Nakamise-dori is the historic, souvenir- and snack-filled shopping street that leads up to Tokyo’s Senso-ji Temple and is one of the oldest commercial streets in Japan.
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E.
Dotonbori Street
Dotonbori Street is a famous entertainment and dining district in Osaka, Japan, known for its neon lights, bustling nightlife, and iconic oversized restaurant signs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major thoroughfare
ⓘ
road ⓘ street in Tokyo ⓘ |
| connects |
Ikebukuro
ⓘ
Shibuya ⓘ Shinjuku ⓘ various central Tokyo neighborhoods ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heavy traffic
ⓘ
multiple lanes ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Aoyama-dori
ⓘ
Eitai-dori ⓘ Hakusan-dori ⓘ Hibiya-dori ⓘ Omotesandō ⓘ Roppongi Keyakizaka-dori ⓘ
surface form:
Roppongi-dori
Shinjuku-dori ⓘ Waseda-dori ⓘ Yamate-dori ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial districts
ⓘ
running through fashionable districts such as Harajuku ⓘ shopping areas ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kantō region
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ Tokyo Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metropolis
|
| namedAfter | Emperor Meiji ⓘ |
| partOf | Tokyo road network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bunkyō ward
ⓘ
Chiyoda ⓘ
surface form:
Chiyoda ward
Ebisu ⓘ Harajuku ⓘ Hiroo ⓘ Ikebukuro ⓘ Kiba ⓘ Kōtō ward ⓘ Toshima ⓘ
surface form:
Mejiro
Nippori area ⓘ
surface form:
Nishi-Nippori
Sendagaya ⓘ Shibuya ⓘ Shibuya-ku ⓘ
surface form:
Shibuya ward
Shinagawa ⓘ
surface form:
Shinagawa ward
Shinjuku ⓘ
surface form:
Shinjuku ward
Takadanobaba ⓘ Toshima ward ⓘ |
| transportType | urban road ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
arterial road
ⓘ
commercial corridor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meiji-dori Description of subject: Meiji-dori is a major thoroughfare in Tokyo known for running through fashionable districts like Harajuku and connecting several key neighborhoods across the city.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yasukuni-dori
this entity surface form:
Meiji-dori (section)
this entity surface form:
Meiji-dori Avenue
this entity surface form:
Meiji-dori Avenue