Kobe – Sapporo
E717874
Kobe – Sapporo is a domestic air route in Japan connecting the city of Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture with Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kobe – Sapporo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8172495 — 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: Kobe – Sapporo Context triple: [Skymark Airlines, operatesRoute, Kobe – Sapporo]
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A.
Tokyo Haneda – Sapporo
Tokyo Haneda – Sapporo is a major domestic air route in Japan connecting Tokyo’s Haneda Airport with Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport on the island of Hokkaido.
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B.
Sapporo
Sapporo is the capital and largest city of Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture, known for its annual snow festival, beer, and ski resorts.
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C.
Kobe – Naha
Kobe – Naha is a domestic air route in Japan connecting Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture with Naha in Okinawa Prefecture.
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D.
Tokyo–Nagoya–Osaka
Tokyo–Nagoya–Osaka is Japan’s core high-speed rail and economic corridor linking the capital with major industrial and commercial centers in central and western Honshu.
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E.
Kitakyushu–Naha
Kitakyushu–Naha is a domestic air route in Japan connecting the city of Kitakyushu on Kyushu Island with Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture.
- 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: Kobe – Sapporo Target entity description: Kobe – Sapporo is a domestic air route in Japan connecting the city of Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture with Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido.
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A.
Tokyo Haneda – Sapporo
Tokyo Haneda – Sapporo is a major domestic air route in Japan connecting Tokyo’s Haneda Airport with Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport on the island of Hokkaido.
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B.
Sapporo
Sapporo is the capital and largest city of Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture, known for its annual snow festival, beer, and ski resorts.
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C.
Kobe – Naha
Kobe – Naha is a domestic air route in Japan connecting Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture with Naha in Okinawa Prefecture.
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D.
Tokyo–Nagoya–Osaka
Tokyo–Nagoya–Osaka is Japan’s core high-speed rail and economic corridor linking the capital with major industrial and commercial centers in central and western Honshu.
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E.
Kitakyushu–Naha
Kitakyushu–Naha is a domestic air route in Japan connecting the city of Kitakyushu on Kyushu Island with Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air route
ⓘ
domestic air route ⓘ |
| arrivalCity | Sapporo ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Kobe
ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Sapporo ⓘ |
| connectsIsland | Hokkaido ⓘ |
| connectsMetropolitanArea |
Keihanshin metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Kyoto–Osaka metropolitan area
Sapporo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| connectsPrefecture | Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| departureCity | Kobe ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | New Chitose Airport ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
northbound
ⓘ
southbound ⓘ |
| isDomestic | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Japanese domestic air network ⓘ |
| languageUsedForOperations |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| originAirport | Kobe Airport ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Hokkaido region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido
Kansai region ⓘ |
| transportMode | air ⓘ |
| usesAirport |
Kobe Airport
ⓘ
New Chitose Airport ⓘ |
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: Kobe – Sapporo Description of subject: Kobe – Sapporo is a domestic air route in Japan connecting the city of Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture with Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.