Hayabusa
E829986
Hayabusa is a high-speed Shinkansen train service in Japan known for operating some of the fastest long-distance routes on the Tōhoku and Hokkaido lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hayabusa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9916950 — 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: Hayabusa Context triple: [Tōhoku Shinkansen, serviceType, Hayabusa]
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A.
Hayabusa spacecraft
The Hayabusa spacecraft was a Japanese robotic mission that became the first to return samples from an asteroid to Earth, significantly advancing planetary science and sample-return technology.
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B.
Akatsuki
Akatsuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer of the Akatsuki class that served during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
Hayabusa2 spacecraft
Hayabusa2 spacecraft is a Japanese asteroid sample-return probe that visited the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, collected surface and subsurface material, and successfully returned samples to Earth for scientific study.
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D.
Gaikan
Gaikan is a major orbital expressway route forming part of Tokyo’s ring road system in Japan.
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E.
Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter
Kaguya (SELENE) was a Japanese lunar orbiter mission that conducted detailed scientific mapping and observation of the Moon’s surface, gravity, and environment.
- 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: Hayabusa Target entity description: Hayabusa is a high-speed Shinkansen train service in Japan known for operating some of the fastest long-distance routes on the Tōhoku and Hokkaido lines.
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A.
Hayabusa spacecraft
The Hayabusa spacecraft was a Japanese robotic mission that became the first to return samples from an asteroid to Earth, significantly advancing planetary science and sample-return technology.
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B.
Akatsuki
Akatsuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer of the Akatsuki class that served during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
Hayabusa2 spacecraft
Hayabusa2 spacecraft is a Japanese asteroid sample-return probe that visited the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, collected surface and subsurface material, and successfully returned samples to Earth for scientific study.
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D.
Gaikan
Gaikan is a major orbital expressway route forming part of Tokyo’s ring road system in Japan.
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E.
Kaguya (SELENE) lunar orbiter
Kaguya (SELENE) was a Japanese lunar orbiter mission that conducted detailed scientific mapping and observation of the Moon’s surface, gravity, and environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Shinkansen train service ⓘ |
| category |
Shinkansen services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-speed rail in Japan ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Aomori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hakodate NERFINISHED ⓘ Morioka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Shin-Aomori Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 2011 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| maximumServiceSpeed |
200 mph
ⓘ
320 km/h ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | peregrine falcon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the fastest train services in Japan
ⓘ
operating at the highest scheduled speed on JR East lines ⓘ |
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hokkaido Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ JR East NERFINISHED ⓘ JR Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railNetwork | Shinkansen network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLineUsed |
Hokkaido Shinkansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tōhoku Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hokkaidō region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tōhoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStock |
E5 series Shinkansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
H5 series Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeVia |
Morioka Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shin-Aomori Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem | ATC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceClass |
Gran Class
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green Car ⓘ Ordinary Class ⓘ |
| serviceFrequency | multiple round trips per day ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
intercity service
ⓘ
long-distance service ⓘ |
| serviceType | limited-stop Shinkansen service ⓘ |
| startPoint | Tokyo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| ticketing | reserved-seat only service ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructure | Seikan Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hayabusa Description of subject: Hayabusa is a high-speed Shinkansen train service in Japan known for operating some of the fastest long-distance routes on the Tōhoku and Hokkaido lines.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.