Asakusabashi
E760547
Asakusabashi is a district in Tokyo known for its traditional wholesale shops, craft stores, and convenient access to central city areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asakusabashi canonical | 4 |
| Iidabashi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8089713 — 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: Asakusabashi Context triple: [Ryōgoku, nearbyArea, Asakusabashi]
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A.
Toshima
Toshima is a special ward in northwest Tokyo known for the major commercial and entertainment hub of Ikebukuro and its dense urban residential districts.
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B.
Nishi-Tobecho
Nishi-Tobecho is a notable neighborhood within Nishi Ward in Yokohama, Japan, known as part of the city’s central urban area.
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C.
Suginami
Suginami is a residential ward in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its quiet neighborhoods, anime studios, and vibrant local shopping streets.
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D.
Moriguchi
Moriguchi is a city in Japan’s Kansai region that forms part of the Osaka metropolitan area and serves as a residential and commercial hub.
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E.
Hamamatsuchō
Hamamatsuchō is a business and transportation district in Tokyo known for its major train and monorail stations, office towers, and proximity to Tokyo Bay.
- 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: Asakusabashi Target entity description: Asakusabashi is a district in Tokyo known for its traditional wholesale shops, craft stores, and convenient access to central city areas.
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A.
Toshima
Toshima is a special ward in northwest Tokyo known for the major commercial and entertainment hub of Ikebukuro and its dense urban residential districts.
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B.
Nishi-Tobecho
Nishi-Tobecho is a notable neighborhood within Nishi Ward in Yokohama, Japan, known as part of the city’s central urban area.
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C.
Suginami
Suginami is a residential ward in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its quiet neighborhoods, anime studios, and vibrant local shopping streets.
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D.
Moriguchi
Moriguchi is a city in Japan’s Kansai region that forms part of the Osaka metropolitan area and serves as a residential and commercial hub.
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E.
Hamamatsuchō
Hamamatsuchō is a business and transportation district in Tokyo known for its major train and monorail stations, office towers, and proximity to Tokyo Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Haneda Airport via Toei Asakusa Line
ⓘ
Shinjuku ⓘ Tokyo Station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Akihabara
ⓘ
Higashi-Nihonbashi ⓘ
linked to:
Nihonbashi
Kanda ⓘ Kuramae ⓘ Ryōgoku ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
retail trade
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ wholesale trade ⓘ |
| etymology | named after bridge near Asakusa over Kanda River ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Taitō City government
ⓘ
linked to:
Taito City government
|
| hasCulturalAspect | traditional downtown Tokyo atmosphere ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low- to mid-rise buildings
ⓘ
many small family-run businesses ⓘ narrow streets ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial area
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ |
| hasNameInJapanese | 浅草橋 ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 111 ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | Asakusabashi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to central Tokyo
ⓘ
bead and accessory shops ⓘ craft stores ⓘ doll wholesalers ⓘ leather craft shops ⓘ traditional Japanese toy shops ⓘ traditional wholesale shops ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Taitō
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ Tokyo Metropolis ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| near |
Asakusa
ⓘ
Sumida River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kanda River basin
ⓘ
Shitamachi area of Tokyo ⓘ |
| servedBy |
JR Chūō-Sōbu Line
ⓘ
linked to:
JR East Chūō Main Line
Toei Asakusa Line ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Kanda River ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
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: Asakusabashi Description of subject: Asakusabashi is a district in Tokyo known for its traditional wholesale shops, craft stores, and convenient access to central city areas.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Asakusabashi