Kyoto Station
E54607
Kyoto Station is a major railway and transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast, modern architectural complex that integrates trains, buses, shopping, and cultural facilities.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kyoto Station canonical | 15 |
| JR Kyoto Station | 2 |
| Kyoto Station bus terminal | 2 |
| Kyoto Station complex | 2 |
| Kyoto Municipal Subway Kyoto Station | 1 |
| Kyoto Station (by road access) | 1 |
| Kyoto Station Building | 1 |
| Kyoto Station building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435957 — 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: Kyoto Station Context triple: [Kyoto, hasTransport, Kyoto Station]
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A.
Osaka Station
Osaka Station is a major railway terminal and transportation hub in Osaka, Japan, serving numerous local and long-distance train lines and connecting key commercial districts.
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B.
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station is a major railway hub in central Tokyo, serving as a key terminal for Shinkansen bullet trains and numerous local and regional lines.
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C.
Shin-Osaka Station
Shin-Osaka Station is a major railway and Shinkansen hub in Osaka that serves as a key gateway connecting the city with other regions across Japan.
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D.
Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station is one of the world’s busiest railway hubs, serving as a major commercial and transportation center in Tokyo, Japan.
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E.
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest and most important railway hubs, serving multiple train and subway lines and anchoring the famous Shibuya shopping and entertainment district.
- 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: Kyoto Station Target entity description: Kyoto Station is a major railway and transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast, modern architectural complex that integrates trains, buses, shopping, and cultural facilities.
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A.
Osaka Station
Osaka Station is a major railway terminal and transportation hub in Osaka, Japan, serving numerous local and long-distance train lines and connecting key commercial districts.
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B.
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station is a major railway hub in central Tokyo, serving as a key terminal for Shinkansen bullet trains and numerous local and regional lines.
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C.
Shin-Osaka Station
Shin-Osaka Station is a major railway and Shinkansen hub in Osaka that serves as a key gateway connecting the city with other regions across Japan.
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D.
Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station is one of the world’s busiest railway hubs, serving as a major commercial and transportation center in Tokyo, Japan.
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E.
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest and most important railway hubs, serving multiple train and subway lines and anchoring the famous Shibuya shopping and entertainment district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transportation hub ⓘ |
| architect | Hiroshi Hara ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modern architecture ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| function |
interchange between Shinkansen and conventional lines
ⓘ
interchange between rail and bus services ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
JR Kyoto Isetan department store
ⓘ
Kyoto Theater ⓘ Lumine department store ⓘ
surface form:
Porta underground shopping mall
The Cube shopping mall ⓘ bus terminal ⓘ hotel ⓘ observation deck ⓘ parking area ⓘ restaurants ⓘ tourist information center ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
grand staircase
ⓘ
large glass atrium ⓘ skyway walkway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| nearby | Kyoto Tower ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contemporary design contrasting with historic Kyoto
ⓘ
vast integrated commercial complex ⓘ |
| opened | 1877 ⓘ |
| operator |
JR Bus Kansai
ⓘ
JR Bus Kanto ⓘ Central Japan Railway Company ⓘ
surface form:
JR Central
Kintetsu Railway ⓘ Kyoto City Bus ⓘ Kyoto Municipal Subway ⓘ West Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| ownedBy | West Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| platformType |
island platforms
ⓘ
side platforms ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Karasuma Line
ⓘ
Kintetsu Kyoto Line ⓘ Kosei Line ⓘ Nara Line ⓘ Sanin Main Line ⓘ Tōkaidō Main Line ⓘ
surface form:
Tokaido Main Line
Tokaido Shinkansen ⓘ |
| reconstructed |
1914
ⓘ
1952 ⓘ 1997 ⓘ |
| serves |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto City
tourists visiting Kyoto ⓘ |
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: Kyoto Station Description of subject: Kyoto Station is a major railway and transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast, modern architectural complex that integrates trains, buses, shopping, and cultural facilities.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
JR Kyoto Station
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Municipal Subway Kyoto Station
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Station complex
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Station (by road access)
subject surface form:
JR Kyoto Isetan
subject surface form:
JR Kyoto Isetan
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Station building
subject surface form:
JR Kyoto Isetan
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Station complex
subject surface form:
JR Kyoto Isetan
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Station bus terminal
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Station bus terminal
this entity surface form:
JR Kyoto Station
this entity surface form:
Kyoto Station Building