Kyu-Yodo River
E689424
The Kyu-Yodo River is a historic waterway in Osaka, Japan, renowned as the main stage for the city’s famous Tenjin Matsuri boat processions and fireworks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kyu-Yodo River canonical | 1 |
| Kyū-Yodo River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7551641 — 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: Kyu-Yodo River Context triple: [Tenjin Matsuri, takesPlaceOn, Kyu-Yodo River]
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A.
Yoshii River
The Yoshii River is a significant river in Japan that serves as one of the main tributaries feeding the larger Shinano River system.
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B.
Yoshii River
The Yoshii River is a significant river in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, known for flowing through several cities and supporting local agriculture and ecosystems before emptying into the Seto Inland Sea.
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C.
Oyodo River
The Oyodo River is a major river in southern Kyushu, Japan, flowing through Miyazaki Prefecture and playing an important role in the region’s ecology and agriculture.
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D.
Yamakuni River
The Yamakuni River is a significant river in Kyushu, Japan, flowing through Ōita Prefecture and influencing the development and landscape of cities such as Nakatsu.
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E.
Yoshida River
The Yoshida River is a significant waterway flowing through Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, contributing to the region’s natural landscape and local ecosystems.
- 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: Kyu-Yodo River Target entity description: The Kyu-Yodo River is a historic waterway in Osaka, Japan, renowned as the main stage for the city’s famous Tenjin Matsuri boat processions and fireworks.
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A.
Yoshii River
The Yoshii River is a significant river in Japan that serves as one of the main tributaries feeding the larger Shinano River system.
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B.
Yoshii River
The Yoshii River is a significant river in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, known for flowing through several cities and supporting local agriculture and ecosystems before emptying into the Seto Inland Sea.
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C.
Oyodo River
The Oyodo River is a major river in southern Kyushu, Japan, flowing through Miyazaki Prefecture and playing an important role in the region’s ecology and agriculture.
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D.
Yamakuni River
The Yamakuni River is a significant river in Kyushu, Japan, flowing through Ōita Prefecture and influencing the development and landscape of cities such as Nakatsu.
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E.
Yoshida River
The Yoshida River is a significant waterway flowing through Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, contributing to the region’s natural landscape and local ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tenjin Matsuri ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Osaka urban river network
ⓘ
linked to:
Osaka Bay river system
|
| city | Osaka ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major venue for Osaka traditional festivals ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Osaka ⓘ |
| hasActivity | river cruises (festival period) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic waterway of Osaka ⓘ |
| historicalRole | former main course of the Yodo River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tenjin Matsuri boat processions
ⓘ
linked to:
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri fireworks ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Old Yodo River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Osaka ⓘ Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| mouthRegion | Osaka Bay area ⓘ |
| nameInJapanese |
旧淀川
ⓘ
linked to:
淀川
|
| partOf |
Yodo River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Yodo River basin
|
| region | Honshu ⓘ |
| transportRole | local water transport (historically) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boat processions
ⓘ
festival processions ⓘ fireworks displays ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | river channel ⓘ |
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: Kyu-Yodo River Description of subject: The Kyu-Yodo River is a historic waterway in Osaka, Japan, renowned as the main stage for the city’s famous Tenjin Matsuri boat processions and fireworks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kyu-Yodo River