Ishikari Plain
E743059
The Ishikari Plain is a broad, fertile lowland region in western Hokkaido, Japan, known for its extensive agricultural land and encompassing major cities such as Sapporo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ishikari Plain canonical | 6 |
| Ishikari Plain from Mount Moere | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8487333 — 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: Ishikari Plain Context triple: [Sapporo TV Tower, hasViewOf, Ishikari Plain]
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A.
Yonezawa Basin
Yonezawa Basin is an inland basin in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, known for encompassing the city of Yonezawa and its surrounding agricultural and residential areas.
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B.
Sanuki Plain
The Sanuki Plain is a fertile lowland region in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for its agriculture and historic settlements.
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C.
Kaga Plain
Kaga Plain is a fertile lowland region in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its rice cultivation and proximity to the Kaga Onsen hot spring area.
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D.
Hidaka
Hidaka was a former town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, that later became part of the expanded city of Toyooka through municipal merger.
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E.
Kyoto Basin
The Kyoto Basin is a low-lying inland plain in central Honshu, Japan, that forms the geographic setting for the city of Kyoto and surrounding urban and agricultural areas.
- 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: Ishikari Plain Target entity description: The Ishikari Plain is a broad, fertile lowland region in western Hokkaido, Japan, known for its extensive agricultural land and encompassing major cities such as Sapporo.
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A.
Yonezawa Basin
Yonezawa Basin is an inland basin in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, known for encompassing the city of Yonezawa and its surrounding agricultural and residential areas.
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B.
Sanuki Plain
The Sanuki Plain is a fertile lowland region in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku Island, known for its agriculture and historic settlements.
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C.
Kaga Plain
Kaga Plain is a fertile lowland region in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its rice cultivation and proximity to the Kaga Onsen hot spring area.
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D.
Hidaka
Hidaka was a former town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, that later became part of the expanded city of Toyooka through municipal merger.
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E.
Kyoto Basin
The Kyoto Basin is a low-lying inland plain in central Honshu, Japan, that forms the geographic setting for the city of Kyoto and surrounding urban and agricultural areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plain ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Sea of Japan coast ⓘ |
| capitalCityLocatedHere | Sapporo ⓘ |
| characteristic |
broad
ⓘ
extensive agricultural land ⓘ fertile ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Ishikari River ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | alluvial deposits of Ishikari River and tributaries ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Chitose
ⓘ
Ebetsu ⓘ Eniwa ⓘ Ishikari ⓘ Kitahiroshima ⓘ Otaru ⓘ Sapporo ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
irrigation canals
ⓘ
paddy fields ⓘ river floodplain ⓘ |
| hasUrbanArea | Sapporo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| importance |
core economic region of western Hokkaido
ⓘ
major food-producing area of Hokkaido ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ vegetable production ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
western Hokkaido ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Hokkaido Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido
|
| majorCity | Sapporo ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ishikari River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hokkaido region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido
Ishikari Subprefecture ⓘ |
| regionalCapitalOf | Sapporo Subprefecture ⓘ |
| regionOf |
Ebetsu City
ⓘ
Ishikari City ⓘ Sapporo City ⓘ
linked to:
Sapporo
|
| regionType | agricultural region ⓘ |
| supports | high population density compared to surrounding areas ⓘ |
| terrainType |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
lowland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crop farming
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ishikari Plain Description of subject: The Ishikari Plain is a broad, fertile lowland region in western Hokkaido, Japan, known for its extensive agricultural land and encompassing major cities such as Sapporo.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ishikari Plain