Shingu, Fukuoka
E856712
Shingu, Fukuoka is a coastal town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a suburban residential area of Fukuoka City with ferry access to nearby islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shingu, Fukuoka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10231500 — 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: Shingu, Fukuoka Context triple: [Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, borderedBy, Shingu, Fukuoka]
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A.
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka is a city in eastern Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional commercial center with convenient rail links and proximity to both urban Kitakyushu and the surrounding coastal and rural areas.
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B.
Koga, Fukuoka
Koga, Fukuoka is a suburban city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commuter area within the Fukuoka metropolitan region.
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C.
Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture
Shingu, in Wakayama Prefecture, is a coastal city in Japan known as a historic gateway to the sacred Kumano region and its UNESCO-listed pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Shingu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Shingu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan is a small rural town on Japan’s Kyushu island known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning climate scientist Syukuro Manabe.
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E.
Minami-ku, Fukuoka
Minami-ku, Fukuoka is one of the wards of Fukuoka City in Japan, known as a primarily residential and educational area that hosts several university campuses.
- 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: Shingu, Fukuoka Target entity description: Shingu, Fukuoka is a coastal town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a suburban residential area of Fukuoka City with ferry access to nearby islands.
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A.
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka is a city in eastern Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional commercial center with convenient rail links and proximity to both urban Kitakyushu and the surrounding coastal and rural areas.
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B.
Koga, Fukuoka
Koga, Fukuoka is a suburban city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commuter area within the Fukuoka metropolitan region.
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C.
Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture
Shingu, in Wakayama Prefecture, is a coastal city in Japan known as a historic gateway to the sacred Kumano region and its UNESCO-listed pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Shingu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Shingu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan is a small rural town on Japan’s Kyushu island known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning climate scientist Syukuro Manabe.
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E.
Minami-ku, Fukuoka
Minami-ku, Fukuoka is one of the wards of Fukuoka City in Japan, known as a primarily residential and educational area that hosts several university campuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City
ⓘ
linked to:
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Koga, Fukuoka ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currency | Japanese yen ⓘ |
| governedBy | Shingu Town government ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo |
Fukuoka urban center
ⓘ
linked to:
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area
|
| hasCharacteristic |
bedroom community for Fukuoka City
ⓘ
suburban residential area ⓘ |
| hasEconomySector |
fishing
ⓘ
local commerce ⓘ residential services ⓘ |
| hasEducation |
elementary schools
ⓘ
junior high schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal scenery
ⓘ
fishing activities ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasFerryConnectionTo | Ainoshima Island ⓘ |
| hasFerryPort | Shingu Port ⓘ |
| hasPostalSystem | Japanese postal code system ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
Chidori Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fukuma Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashii Line stations within town limits ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
ferry services
ⓘ
railway access ⓘ road access ⓘ |
| isCoastalResidentialAreaOf |
Fukuoka City
ⓘ
linked to:
Fukuoka
|
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fukuoka District, Fukuoka
ⓘ
Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fukuoka City
ⓘ
linked to:
Fukuoka
|
| locatedOn |
Sea of Japan
ⓘ
coast of the Genkai Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Ainoshima
ⓘ
linked to:
Ainoshima Island
|
| officialLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Fukuoka metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area
|
| region |
Chikuzen area of Fukuoka Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Chikushi region of Fukuoka Prefecture
|
| servedBy | JR Kashii Line ⓘ |
| subdivisionType |
municipality
ⓘ
town-level local government ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shingu, Fukuoka Description of subject: Shingu, Fukuoka is a coastal town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known as a suburban residential area of Fukuoka City with ferry access to nearby islands.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.