Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture, is Japan’s second-largest city and a major international port known for its historic role in opening Japan to foreign trade and its modern waterfront skyline.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | 12 |
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan canonical | 6 |
| 神奈川県横浜市 | 3 |
| Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6206096 — 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: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Context triple: [Saburō Kurusu, placeOfBirth, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan]
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Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Yokosuka, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a major naval port city hosting both Japanese and U.S. military bases and serving as an important maritime and industrial center.
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Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Atsugi, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a city in the Greater Tokyo area known for its mix of residential neighborhoods, industrial facilities, and technology-related offices.
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Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a major industrial and residential city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, situated between Tokyo and Yokohama along the Tama River.
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Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan is a coastal resort town near Tokyo known for its scenic beaches, imperial villa, and association with the Japanese imperial family.
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Shizuoka City, Japan
Shizuoka City, Japan is a coastal city in central Honshu known for its views of Mount Fuji, green tea production, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
- 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: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Target entity description: Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture, is Japan’s second-largest city and a major international port known for its historic role in opening Japan to foreign trade and its modern waterfront skyline.
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Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Yokosuka, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a major naval port city hosting both Japanese and U.S. military bases and serving as an important maritime and industrial center.
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B.
Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Atsugi, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a city in the Greater Tokyo area known for its mix of residential neighborhoods, industrial facilities, and technology-related offices.
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C.
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a major industrial and residential city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, situated between Tokyo and Yokohama along the Tama River.
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D.
Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan is a coastal resort town near Tokyo known for its scenic beaches, imperial villa, and association with the Japanese imperial family.
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E.
Shizuoka City, Japan
Shizuoka City, Japan is a coastal city in central Honshu known for its views of Mount Fuji, green tea production, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
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: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Description of subject: Yokohama, in Kanagawa Prefecture, is Japan’s second-largest city and a major international port known for its historic role in opening Japan to foreign trade and its modern waterfront skyline.
Referenced by (22)
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