Kakeya, Shimane, Japan
E368271
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan is a small town in Shimane Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kakeya, Shimane, Japan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3544842 — 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: Kakeya, Shimane, Japan Context triple: [Noboru Takeshita, placeOfBirth, Kakeya, Shimane, Japan]
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Tsuyama, Japan
Tsuyama, Japan is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture known for its well-preserved castle ruins, traditional townscape, and famous cherry blossom viewing spots.
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B.
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan is a southwestern Japanese prefecture on the island of Honshu known for its strategic coastal location facing both the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan, historic samurai towns, and role as the birthplace of several prominent political and military figures.
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C.
Shinhidaka, Japan
Shinhidaka is a town in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its horse breeding industry and scenic rural landscapes.
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D.
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.
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E.
Osugi, Shikoku, Japan
Osugi in Shikoku, Japan is a small rural locality best known as the birthplace of World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita.
- 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: Kakeya, Shimane, Japan Target entity description: Kakeya, Shimane, Japan is a small town in Shimane Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
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A.
Tsuyama, Japan
Tsuyama, Japan is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture known for its well-preserved castle ruins, traditional townscape, and famous cherry blossom viewing spots.
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B.
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan is a southwestern Japanese prefecture on the island of Honshu known for its strategic coastal location facing both the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan, historic samurai towns, and role as the birthplace of several prominent political and military figures.
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C.
Shinhidaka, Japan
Shinhidaka is a town in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its horse breeding industry and scenic rural landscapes.
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D.
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.
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E.
Osugi, Shikoku, Japan
Osugi in Shikoku, Japan is a small rural locality best known as the birthplace of World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf |
Shimane Prefecture (historically)
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linked to:
Shimane Prefecture
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| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentMunicipality | Unnan, Shimane ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 2004-11-01 ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | mountainous inland area of Shimane Prefecture ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasNotableFact | birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Noboru Takeshita ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto | Japanese ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the birthplace of Noboru Takeshita ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
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Honshu ⓘ Iishi District, Shimane ⓘ Shimane Prefecture ⓘ western Japan ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Unnan, Shimane ⓘ |
| municipalStatus | dissolved ⓘ |
| regionType | rural area ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportation | served primarily by local roads ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kakeya, Shimane, Japan Description of subject: Kakeya, Shimane, Japan is a small town in Shimane Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Takeshita