Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
E274892
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto is a northeastern ward of Kyoto City known for its major universities, historic temples, and scenic natural areas including parts of the Higashiyama and Kitayama mountains.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakyo-ku, Kyoto canonical | 17 |
| Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan | 3 |
| Sakyō-ku, Kyoto | 2 |
| Higashiyama area of Kyoto | 1 |
| Kamo area of Kyoto | 1 |
| Kitayama, Kyoto | 1 |
| Sakyo Ward, Kyoto | 1 |
| Sakyo‑ku, Kyoto | 1 |
| northern Kyoto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2080238 — 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: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Context triple: [Yoshida Campus, locatedInDistrict, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto]
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A.
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto is a central ward of Kyoto City known for its historic neighborhoods, traditional culture, and many important temples and shrines.
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B.
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka is a ward in northern Osaka City known as a major transportation hub, notably hosting Shin-Osaka Station, the city’s primary Shinkansen terminal.
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C.
Bunkyo, Tokyo
Bunkyo, Tokyo is a central special ward of Tokyo known for its educational institutions, cultural sites, and major sports venues such as the Tokyo Dome.
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D.
Chuo-ku, Osaka
Chuo-ku, Osaka is a central ward of Osaka City known as a major commercial, business, and entertainment hub.
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E.
Gion district
Gion district is Kyoto’s famous traditional entertainment quarter, renowned for its historic wooden machiya houses, teahouses, and geisha (geiko and maiko) culture.
- 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: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Target entity description: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto is a northeastern ward of Kyoto City known for its major universities, historic temples, and scenic natural areas including parts of the Higashiyama and Kitayama mountains.
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A.
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto is a central ward of Kyoto City known for its historic neighborhoods, traditional culture, and many important temples and shrines.
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B.
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka is a ward in northern Osaka City known as a major transportation hub, notably hosting Shin-Osaka Station, the city’s primary Shinkansen terminal.
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C.
Bunkyo, Tokyo
Bunkyo, Tokyo is a central special ward of Tokyo known for its educational institutions, cultural sites, and major sports venues such as the Tokyo Dome.
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D.
Chuo-ku, Osaka
Chuo-ku, Osaka is a central ward of Osaka City known as a major commercial, business, and entertainment hub.
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E.
Gion district
Gion district is Kyoto’s famous traditional entertainment quarter, renowned for its historic wooden machiya houses, teahouses, and geisha (geiko and maiko) culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
ward of Kyoto City ⓘ |
| borders |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
ⓘ
Kita-ku, Kyoto ⓘ Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamashina, Kyoto ⓘ
surface form:
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
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| contains |
Higashiyama Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Higashiyama mountains (part)
Iwakura area ⓘ Kifune area ⓘ Kita Shirakawa area ⓘ Kitayama Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Kitayama mountains (part)
Kurama area ⓘ Ohara area ⓘ Okazaki area ⓘ Yoshida area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
important cultural heritage sites
ⓘ
large student population ⓘ mix of urban and rural landscapes ⓘ popular tourist destination within Kyoto City ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 左京区 ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Eikan-do Zenrin-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Eikando Zenrin-ji
Enryaku-ji ⓘ
surface form:
Enryaku-ji (access via Mount Hiei side)
Ginkaku-ji ⓘ
surface form:
Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)
Heian Shrine ⓘ Kifune Shrine ⓘ Kurama-dera ⓘ Kyoto International Conference Center (nearby in northern area) ⓘ Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art) ⓘ Kyoto Municipal Zoo ⓘ Nanzen-ji ⓘ Philosopher's Path ⓘ
surface form:
Philosopher’s Path
Sanzen-in (Ohara) ⓘ Shugakuin Imperial Villa ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Eizan Electric Railway
ⓘ
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ⓘ
surface form:
Keihan Electric Railway (part of lines)
Kyoto City Bus network ⓘ Kyoto Municipal Subway ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (northern terminus nearby)
|
| hosts |
Doshisha University
ⓘ
surface form:
Doshisha University (Imadegawa-related facilities nearby/partly)
Kyoto Institute of Technology ⓘ Kyoto Seika University ⓘ Kyoto University ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto University (main campus)
Kyoto University of Art and Design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic temples and shrines
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major universities ⓘ mountain hiking and nature trails ⓘ scenic natural areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Kansai region ⓘ northeastern Kyoto City ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto City
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Kamo River
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surface form:
Kamo River (upper reaches)
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| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Description of subject: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto is a northeastern ward of Kyoto City known for its major universities, historic temples, and scenic natural areas including parts of the Higashiyama and Kitayama mountains.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
subject surface form:
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
this entity surface form:
Higashiyama area of Kyoto
subject surface form:
Kitayama sugi
this entity surface form:
Kitayama, Kyoto
this entity surface form:
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
this entity surface form:
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
this entity surface form:
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
subject surface form:
Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
this entity surface form:
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
this entity surface form:
northern Kyoto
this entity surface form:
Kamo area of Kyoto
this entity surface form:
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
this entity surface form:
Sakyo‑ku, Kyoto
this entity surface form:
Sakyo Ward, Kyoto