Port of Aomori
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The Port of Aomori is a key maritime hub in northern Japan that supports regional trade, fishing, and ferry transportation across Mutsu Bay and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Port of Aomori canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9919738 — 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: Port of Aomori Context triple: [Aomori, hasPort, Port of Aomori]
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A.
Port of Hakodate
The Port of Hakodate is a major seaport in southern Hokkaido, Japan, serving as a key hub for regional trade, fishing, and ferry transportation.
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B.
Port of Akita
The Port of Akita is a key seaport on Japan’s Sea of Japan coast that supports regional industry, trade, and maritime transport for Akita Prefecture.
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C.
Port of Niigata
The Port of Niigata is a major seaport on the Sea of Japan in north-central Honshu, serving as an important hub for international trade, ferry services, and regional industry in Japan.
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D.
Onagawa Port
Onagawa Port is a coastal harbor town in northeastern Japan known for its fishing industry, scenic bay, and reconstruction efforts following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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E.
Port of Otaru
The Port of Otaru is a major commercial and passenger seaport on Hokkaido’s Sea of Japan coast, historically serving as a key maritime gateway for trade and transport in northern Japan.
- 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: Port of Aomori Target entity description: The Port of Aomori is a key maritime hub in northern Japan that supports regional trade, fishing, and ferry transportation across Mutsu Bay and beyond.
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A.
Port of Hakodate
The Port of Hakodate is a major seaport in southern Hokkaido, Japan, serving as a key hub for regional trade, fishing, and ferry transportation.
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B.
Port of Akita
The Port of Akita is a key seaport on Japan’s Sea of Japan coast that supports regional industry, trade, and maritime transport for Akita Prefecture.
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C.
Port of Niigata
The Port of Niigata is a major seaport on the Sea of Japan in north-central Honshu, serving as an important hub for international trade, ferry services, and regional industry in Japan.
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D.
Onagawa Port
Onagawa Port is a coastal harbor town in northeastern Japan known for its fishing industry, scenic bay, and reconstruction efforts following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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E.
Port of Otaru
The Port of Otaru is a major commercial and passenger seaport on Hokkaido’s Sea of Japan coast, historically serving as a key maritime gateway for trade and transport in northern Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seaport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Aomori Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsAcross | Mutsu Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Aomori Prefectural Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
cargo terminals
ⓘ
ferry berths ⓘ fishing berths ⓘ passenger terminal ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cargo handling
ⓘ
ferry terminal ⓘ fishing port ⓘ |
| hasRole |
gateway to northern Japan
ⓘ
regional hub port ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aomori City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aomori Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tohoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Mutsu Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| near |
Aomori city center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aomori railway stations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | maritime transport network of Japan ⓘ |
| serves |
Aomori Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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northern Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
fishing industry
ⓘ
logistics industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| transportMode | maritime transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing activities
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ regional trade ⓘ vehicle transport ⓘ |
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: Port of Aomori Description of subject: The Port of Aomori is a key maritime hub in northern Japan that supports regional trade, fishing, and ferry transportation across Mutsu Bay and beyond.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.