Nissaka-juku (historic Tōkaidō post station)
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Nissaka-juku is a historic post station along Japan’s old Tōkaidō highway, known for serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nissaka-juku (historic Tōkaidō post station) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5728314 — 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: Nissaka-juku (historic Tōkaidō post station) Context triple: [Kakegawa, Japan, hasLandmark, Nissaka-juku (historic Tōkaidō post station)]
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A.
Takasaki Station
Takasaki Station is a major railway hub in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, serving multiple JR East lines and Shinkansen services as a key regional transport center.
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B.
Takaido Station
Takaido Station is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, served by the Keio Inokashira Line and providing local commuter access within the city.
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C.
Nagaokakyō Station
Nagaokakyō Station is a railway station in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, serving as a stop on JR West’s Tōkaidō Main Line in the Kyoto area.
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D.
Inaricho Station
Inaricho Station is a Tokyo Metro subway station on the Ginza Line located in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan.
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E.
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba Station is a major railway hub in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, serving multiple lines and providing convenient access to nearby universities and commercial areas.
- 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: Nissaka-juku (historic Tōkaidō post station) Target entity description: Nissaka-juku is a historic post station along Japan’s old Tōkaidō highway, known for serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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A.
Takasaki Station
Takasaki Station is a major railway hub in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, serving multiple JR East lines and Shinkansen services as a key regional transport center.
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B.
Takaido Station
Takaido Station is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, served by the Keio Inokashira Line and providing local commuter access within the city.
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C.
Nagaokakyō Station
Nagaokakyō Station is a railway station in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, serving as a stop on JR West’s Tōkaidō Main Line in the Kyoto area.
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D.
Inaricho Station
Inaricho Station is a Tokyo Metro subway station on the Ginza Line located in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan.
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E.
Takadanobaba Station
Takadanobaba Station is a major railway hub in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, serving multiple lines and providing convenient access to nearby universities and commercial areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tōkaidō post station
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historic post station ⓘ shukuba ⓘ |
| category |
Edo-period infrastructure
ⓘ
historic sites in Shizuoka Prefecture ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDepictionBy | Utagawa Hiroshige ⓘ |
| culturalDepictionSeries | The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestUse |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kakegawa-juku ⓘ |
| function | post station for travelers ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityDuringPeak | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| hadFacilities |
hatago
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honjin ⓘ stables ⓘ tea houses ⓘ |
| heritageType | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| HiroshigePrintFeatures |
Sayo-no-Nakayama Pass
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travelers climbing a steep road ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
difficult terrain for travelers
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scenic views along the Tōkaidō ⓘ steep mountain pass on the Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kakegawa, Shizuoka
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linked to:
Kakegawa City
Shizuoka Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| modernStatus |
historic district remnants preserved
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| nameWrittenInJapanese | 日坂宿 ⓘ |
| notableNearbyFeature |
Sayo-no-Nakayama
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Sayo-no-Nakayama Pass ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
|
| precededBy | Kanaya-juku ⓘ |
| region | Tōtōmi Province ⓘ |
| roleInEdoPeriod |
checkpoint for travelers and goods
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lodging and rest area ⓘ |
| sequenceOnTōkaidō | 25th station ⓘ |
| servedTravelersBetween |
Edo
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Kyoto ⓘ |
| transportationRole | waypoint between Edo and Kyoto ⓘ |
| travelModeServed |
foot traffic
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kago palanquins ⓘ packhorses ⓘ |
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Subject: Nissaka-juku (historic Tōkaidō post station) Description of subject: Nissaka-juku is a historic post station along Japan’s old Tōkaidō highway, known for serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
Referenced by (1)
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