Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
E367841
Sonobe, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is a small town best known as the birthplace of legendary Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3537202 — 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: Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Context triple: [Shigeru Miyamoto, birthPlace, Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan]
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A.
Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kashiwara is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and historical area within the Kansai region.
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B.
Hokusei, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Hokusei is a town in Mie Prefecture, Japan, known as the birthplace of the influential mathematician Kiyoshi Itô.
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C.
Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Katsuragi is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical and cultural significance in the Kansai region.
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D.
Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Maizuru, in Kyoto Prefecture, is a coastal Japanese city on the Sea of Japan known historically as a major naval base and shipbuilding center.
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E.
Fujinomiya, Japan
Fujinomiya, Japan is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture known as a gateway to Mount Fuji and for its scenic views, shrines, and local cuisine.
- 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: Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Target entity description: Sonobe, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is a small town best known as the birthplace of legendary Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
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A.
Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kashiwara is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and historical area within the Kansai region.
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B.
Hokusei, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Hokusei is a town in Mie Prefecture, Japan, known as the birthplace of the influential mathematician Kiyoshi Itô.
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C.
Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Katsuragi is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical and cultural significance in the Kansai region.
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D.
Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Maizuru, in Kyoto Prefecture, is a coastal Japanese city on the Sea of Japan known historically as a major naval base and shipbuilding center.
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E.
Fujinomiya, Japan
Fujinomiya, Japan is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture known as a gateway to Mount Fuji and for its scenic views, shrines, and local cuisine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
town
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video game designer ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| citizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| employer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| formerMunicipalityStatus | former town ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| isBirthplaceOf | Shigeru Miyamoto ⓘ |
| knownFor | birthplace of Shigeru Miyamoto ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Japan ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Nantan
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surface form:
Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture
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| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notablePersonBornHere | Shigeru Miyamoto ⓘ |
| occupation |
director
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game designer ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nantan
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surface form:
Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture
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| placeOfBirth | Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| region |
Kansai region
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surface form:
Kansai
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| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Description of subject: Sonobe, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is a small town best known as the birthplace of legendary Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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placeOfBirth
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Sonobe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Shigeru Miyamoto