Moji Ward, Kitakyushu

E457521

administrative district ward of Japan

Moji Ward, Kitakyushu is a historic port district in northern Kyushu known for its preserved Meiji-era architecture, waterfront promenade, and role as a gateway between Honshu and Kyushu.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kitakyushu (Moji ward)	1
Moji Ward, Kitakyushu canonical	1
Moji-ku, Kitakyushu	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4627196 — 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: Moji Ward, Kitakyushu
Context triple: [Kanmon Straits, overlookedBy, Moji Ward, Kitakyushu]

A. Minami-ku, Fukuoka
Minami-ku, Fukuoka is one of the wards of Fukuoka City in Japan, known as a primarily residential and educational area that hosts several university campuses.
B. Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City in Japan, known for its coastal location, residential areas, and several major educational and research institutions.
C. Yawata
Yawata is a city in Japan known for its historic Iwashimizu Hachimangū Shrine and its location in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture.
D. Kaizuka
Kaizuka is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical temples, traditional festivals, and proximity to Osaka Bay.
E. Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Higashinada-ku, Kobe is a coastal ward in eastern Kobe, Japan, known for its residential districts, sake breweries, and man-made islands such as Rokkō Island.
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: Moji Ward, Kitakyushu
Target entity description: Moji Ward, Kitakyushu is a historic port district in northern Kyushu known for its preserved Meiji-era architecture, waterfront promenade, and role as a gateway between Honshu and Kyushu.

A. Minami-ku, Fukuoka
Minami-ku, Fukuoka is one of the wards of Fukuoka City in Japan, known as a primarily residential and educational area that hosts several university campuses.
B. Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City in Japan, known for its coastal location, residential areas, and several major educational and research institutions.
C. Yawata
Yawata is a city in Japan known for its historic Iwashimizu Hachimangū Shrine and its location in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture.
D. Kaizuka
Kaizuka is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical temples, traditional festivals, and proximity to Osaka Bay.
E. Higashinada-ku, Kobe
Higashinada-ku, Kobe is a coastal ward in eastern Kobe, Japan, known for its residential districts, sake breweries, and man-made islands such as Rokkō Island.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative district ⓘ ward of Japan ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Meiji era architecture ⓘ Taisho era architecture ⓘ
connectedBy	Kanmon Bridge ⓘ Kanmon Railway Tunnel ⓘ linked to: Kanmon Tunnel Kanmon Road Tunnel ⓘ linked to: Kanmon Tunnel Kanmon pedestrian tunnel ⓘ linked to: Kanmon Tunnel
connectedTo	Shimonoseki ⓘ linked to: Shimonoseki City
country	Japan ⓘ
hasActivity	harbor cruises ⓘ walking along waterfront promenade ⓘ
hasPart	Former Moji Customs Building ⓘ Former Moji Mitsui Club ⓘ Kaikyo Plaza ⓘ Kanmon Kaikyo pedestrian tunnel entrance (Kyushu side) ⓘ Moji-ko ferry terminals ⓘ Mojiko Retro Observation Room ⓘ linked to: Mojiko Retro District Mojiko Retro district ⓘ linked to: Mojiko Retro District Mojiko Station ⓘ Port of Moji ⓘ waterfront promenade area ⓘ
hasRole	historic port district ⓘ
hasSpecialty	yaki curry ⓘ
historicalFunction	gateway between Honshu and Kyushu ⓘ international trading port ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Meiji era ⓘ Taisho era ⓘ
knownFor	harbor views ⓘ night views of Kanmon Straits ⓘ preserved Meiji-era architecture ⓘ retro port town atmosphere ⓘ tourism ⓘ waterfront promenade ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
locatedBy	Kanmon Straits ⓘ
locatedIn	Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ Kitakyushu ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ northern Kyushu ⓘ
locatedOn	Kyushu side of Kanmon Straits ⓘ
partOf	City of Kitakyushu ⓘ linked to: Kitakyushu
railwayLine	Kagoshima Main Line ⓘ Nippō Main Line ⓘ
railwayStation	Mojiko Station ⓘ
timeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
touristAttractionType	historic district ⓘ waterfront district ⓘ
transportRole	gateway between Honshu and Kyushu ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kanmon Straits → overlookedBy → Moji Ward, Kitakyushu ⓘ

Kanmon → hasMajorCity → Kitakyushu (Moji ward) ⓘ

subject linked to: Kanmon (combined name of Shimonoseki and Moji)

linked to: Moji Ward, Kitakyushu

Port of Moji → locatedIn → Moji-ku, Kitakyushu ⓘ