Sanuki Plain
E482385
The Sanuki Plain is a fertile lowland region in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for its agriculture and historic settlements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanuki Plain canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4699217 — 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: Sanuki Plain Context triple: [Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, locatedIn, Sanuki Plain]
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A.
Nara Basin
The Nara Basin is a lowland plain in central Japan known as the historical heart of Nara Prefecture, containing many of Japan’s earliest capitals and cultural heritage sites.
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B.
Harima coastal plain
The Harima coastal plain is a low-lying coastal region in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its industrial zones, ports, and urban development along the Seto Inland Sea.
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C.
Kanto Plain
The Kanto Plain is Japan's largest and most populous lowland region, encompassing Tokyo and surrounding urban and agricultural areas on central Honshu.
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D.
Shikoku Basin
Shikoku Basin is a back-arc basin in the Philippine Sea, located south of Japan and formed by seafloor spreading behind the Izu–Bonin–Mariana volcanic arc.
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E.
Setouchi
Setouchi is a coastal town on Japan’s Amami Ōshima known for its subtropical climate, scenic bays, and traditional island 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: Sanuki Plain Target entity description: The Sanuki Plain is a fertile lowland region in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for its agriculture and historic settlements.
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A.
Nara Basin
The Nara Basin is a lowland plain in central Japan known as the historical heart of Nara Prefecture, containing many of Japan’s earliest capitals and cultural heritage sites.
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B.
Harima coastal plain
The Harima coastal plain is a low-lying coastal region in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its industrial zones, ports, and urban development along the Seto Inland Sea.
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C.
Kanto Plain
The Kanto Plain is Japan's largest and most populous lowland region, encompassing Tokyo and surrounding urban and agricultural areas on central Honshu.
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D.
Shikoku Basin
Shikoku Basin is a back-arc basin in the Philippine Sea, located south of Japan and formed by seafloor spreading behind the Izu–Bonin–Mariana volcanic arc.
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E.
Setouchi
Setouchi is a coastal town on Japan’s Amami Ōshima known for its subtropical climate, scenic bays, and traditional island culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plain ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Sanuki Mountains
ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea coast ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalProduct |
flowers
ⓘ
fruit ⓘ rice ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile
ⓘ
lowland ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Seto Inland Sea climate
ⓘ
relatively mild climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Sanuki region ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agricultural production
ⓘ
urban settlement ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
irrigation canals
ⓘ
small rivers ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | intensive agriculture ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Marugame
ⓘ
Mitoyo ⓘ Sakaide ⓘ Takamatsu ⓘ Zentsuji ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Sanuki Province ⓘ |
| hasSoil | alluvial soil ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
flat
ⓘ
gently sloping ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRole |
corridor for railways
ⓘ
corridor for roads ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
historic settlements ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kagawa Prefecture
ⓘ
Shikoku region ⓘ
linked to:
Shikoku
|
| locatedInFormerProvince | Sanuki Province ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Shikoku Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Shikoku
|
| partOf |
Seto Inland Sea coastal plains
ⓘ
linked to:
Seto Inland Sea region
|
| supports | dense population ⓘ |
| usedFor |
field crops
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
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: Sanuki Plain Description of subject: The Sanuki Plain is a fertile lowland region in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for its agriculture and historic settlements.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.