Jōban Line
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The Jōban Line is a major railway corridor in Japan operated by JR East, connecting central Tokyo with the northeastern Kanto and Tōhoku regions along the Pacific coast.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jōban Line canonical | 22 |
| Joban Line trunk route | 1 |
| Jōban Line (via through services) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5676917 — 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: Jōban Line Context triple: [E231 series EMU, usedOnLine, Jōban Line]
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A.
Kosei Line
The Kosei Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that runs along the western shore of Lake Biwa, connecting Kyoto with the Shiga and Fukui prefecture areas.
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B.
Hanzōmon Line
The Hanzōmon Line is a Tokyo Metro subway line in Tokyo, Japan, connecting central districts with eastern and southwestern suburbs as part of the city’s urban rail network.
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C.
Wakayamakō Line
The Wakayamakō Line is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, providing passenger service between central Wakayama and the Wakayama Port area.
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D.
Yumesaki Line
The Yumesaki Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, primarily serving access to the Osaka Bay area including major attractions such as Universal Studios Japan.
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E.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
- 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: Jōban Line Target entity description: The Jōban Line is a major railway corridor in Japan operated by JR East, connecting central Tokyo with the northeastern Kanto and Tōhoku regions along the Pacific coast.
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A.
Kosei Line
The Kosei Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that runs along the western shore of Lake Biwa, connecting Kyoto with the Shiga and Fukui prefecture areas.
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B.
Hanzōmon Line
The Hanzōmon Line is a Tokyo Metro subway line in Tokyo, Japan, connecting central districts with eastern and southwestern suburbs as part of the city’s urban rail network.
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C.
Wakayamakō Line
The Wakayamakō Line is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, providing passenger service between central Wakayama and the Wakayama Port area.
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D.
Yumesaki Line
The Yumesaki Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, primarily serving access to the Osaka Bay area including major attractions such as Universal Studios Japan.
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E.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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: Jōban Line Description of subject: The Jōban Line is a major railway corridor in Japan operated by JR East, connecting central Tokyo with the northeastern Kanto and Tōhoku regions along the Pacific coast.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jōban Line
subject linked to:
Kameari area
subject linked to:
Hamadori (coastal region of Fukushima)
linked to: Jōban Line