Sapporo city bus network
E736194
The Sapporo city bus network is a public transportation system of bus routes serving Sapporo, Japan, providing local and regional connections throughout the city and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sapporo city bus network canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8487156 — 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: Sapporo city bus network Context triple: [Sapporo Streetcar, connectsWith, Sapporo city bus network]
-
A.
Sapporo Municipal Subway
Sapporo Municipal Subway is the rapid transit system serving the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan, providing urban rail transportation across several key lines and stations.
-
B.
Nishitetsu bus network
The Nishitetsu bus network is a major public bus system in Fukuoka and surrounding areas of Kyushu, operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad, providing extensive urban and regional transit services.
-
C.
Sapporo Streetcar
Sapporo Streetcar is a tram network in Sapporo, Japan, providing urban public transportation along a loop and branch lines through the city.
-
D.
Kobe municipal bus lines
Kobe municipal bus lines are the city-operated bus network in Kobe, Japan, providing local public transportation across its urban and suburban areas.
-
E.
Hokurikudō
Hokurikudō was one of the ancient Japanese regional administrative and road circuits (dō) that encompassed several provinces along the Sea of Japan coast.
- 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: Sapporo city bus network Target entity description: The Sapporo city bus network is a public transportation system of bus routes serving Sapporo, Japan, providing local and regional connections throughout the city and surrounding areas.
-
A.
Sapporo Municipal Subway
Sapporo Municipal Subway is the rapid transit system serving the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan, providing urban rail transportation across several key lines and stations.
-
B.
Nishitetsu bus network
The Nishitetsu bus network is a major public bus system in Fukuoka and surrounding areas of Kyushu, operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad, providing extensive urban and regional transit services.
-
C.
Sapporo Streetcar
Sapporo Streetcar is a tram network in Sapporo, Japan, providing urban public transportation along a loop and branch lines through the city.
-
D.
Kobe municipal bus lines
Kobe municipal bus lines are the city-operated bus network in Kobe, Japan, providing local public transportation across its urban and suburban areas.
-
E.
Hokurikudō
Hokurikudō was one of the ancient Japanese regional administrative and road circuits (dō) that encompassed several provinces along the Sea of Japan coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus network
ⓘ
public transportation system ⓘ |
| acceptsPaymentMethod |
IC transit cards
ⓘ
cash ⓘ prepaid bus cards ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
JR Hokkaido rail network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Chitose Airport via regional buses ⓘ Sapporo Municipal Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapporo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
distance-based fares
ⓘ
flat fares on some routes ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Sapporo (for planning and regulation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
designated bus stops
ⓘ
peak-hour commuter services ⓘ school-oriented routes ⓘ timetabled services ⓘ tourist-oriented routes ⓘ |
| hasOperator |
Hokkaido Chuo Bus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JR Hokkaido Bus NERFINISHED ⓘ Jotetsu Bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sapporo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Hokkaido Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| operatesAllYear | true ⓘ |
| operatesInClimate | cold snowy climate ⓘ |
| partOf | public transport in Sapporo ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfSignage | Japanese ⓘ |
| providesServiceType |
feeder service to rail stations
ⓘ
local bus service ⓘ regional bus service ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement | traffic laws of Japan ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| servesCity | Sapporo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Sapporo metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
access to commercial areas
ⓘ
access to educational institutions ⓘ access to hospitals and public services ⓘ access to residential areas ⓘ daily commuting ⓘ tourism within Sapporo ⓘ |
| timeZoneOfOperation | Japan Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationMode | bus ⓘ |
| typicalVehicleType | single-deck buses ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sapporo city bus network Description of subject: The Sapporo city bus network is a public transportation system of bus routes serving Sapporo, Japan, providing local and regional connections throughout the city and surrounding areas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.