Irohazaka Winding Road
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Irohazaka Winding Road is a famous pair of steep, hairpin-filled mountain roads in Nikko, Japan, renowned for their scenic autumn foliage and challenging driving experience.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irohazaka Winding Road canonical | 3 |
| First Irohazaka | 1 |
| Maple Corridor (Momiji Kairo) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10760438 — 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: Irohazaka Winding Road Context triple: [Nikko, hasTouristAttraction, Irohazaka Winding Road]
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A.
Jozenji-dori
Jozenji-dori is a tree-lined avenue in Sendai, Japan, known for its cultural events, scenic zelkova trees, and role as a central urban promenade.
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B.
Tsuchigoya route
The Tsuchigoya route is a popular hiking and pilgrimage trail used to ascend Mount Ishizuchi, one of Japan’s most revered and challenging sacred peaks.
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C.
Nakamise-dori
Nakamise-dori is the historic, souvenir- and snack-filled shopping street that leads up to Tokyo’s Senso-ji Temple and is one of the oldest commercial streets in Japan.
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D.
Bantan Renraku Road
Bantan Renraku Road is a regional highway in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving as a key route through the Asago area and connecting it with surrounding communities.
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E.
Harumi-dōri
Harumi-dōri is a major thoroughfare in central Tokyo that runs through the upscale Ginza district, known for its luxury shopping and vibrant urban streetscape.
- 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: Irohazaka Winding Road Target entity description: Irohazaka Winding Road is a famous pair of steep, hairpin-filled mountain roads in Nikko, Japan, renowned for their scenic autumn foliage and challenging driving experience.
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A.
Jozenji-dori
Jozenji-dori is a tree-lined avenue in Sendai, Japan, known for its cultural events, scenic zelkova trees, and role as a central urban promenade.
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B.
Tsuchigoya route
The Tsuchigoya route is a popular hiking and pilgrimage trail used to ascend Mount Ishizuchi, one of Japan’s most revered and challenging sacred peaks.
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C.
Nakamise-dori
Nakamise-dori is the historic, souvenir- and snack-filled shopping street that leads up to Tokyo’s Senso-ji Temple and is one of the oldest commercial streets in Japan.
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D.
Bantan Renraku Road
Bantan Renraku Road is a regional highway in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving as a key route through the Asago area and connecting it with surrounding communities.
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E.
Harumi-dōri
Harumi-dōri is a major thoroughfare in central Tokyo that runs through the upscale Ginza district, known for its luxury shopping and vibrant urban streetscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain road
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Initial D ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lake Chūzenji
ⓘ
Nikkō city area ⓘ
linked to:
Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan
Oku-Nikkō ⓘ
linked to:
Nikko
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Nikkō mountain routes ⓘ |
| curveCountRelation | number of curves corresponds to characters of the Iroha poem ⓘ |
| famousAs |
driving challenge
ⓘ
scenic mountain pass ⓘ |
| First IrohazakaDirection | uphill ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Irohazaka
ⓘ
linked to:
Irohazaka Winding Road
Second Irohazaka ⓘ |
| hasScenery |
autumn colored leaves
ⓘ
mountain forests ⓘ valley views ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | Akechidaira Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Nikkō ⓘ
linked to:
Nikko
Nikkō National Park ⓘ Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumGradientApprox | about 10 percent ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Iroha slope ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Iroha poem ⓘ |
| near |
Kegon Falls
ⓘ
Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging driving conditions
ⓘ
hairpin bends ⓘ scenic autumn foliage ⓘ steep gradient ⓘ |
| numberOfHairpinTurns | 48 ⓘ |
| popularSeason | autumn ⓘ |
| region | Kantō region ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| roadType | toll road ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
guardrails
ⓘ
speed limits ⓘ |
| Second IrohazakaDirection | downhill ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
leaf peeping
ⓘ
sightseeing by car ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | one-way system ⓘ |
| usedBy |
buses
ⓘ
cars ⓘ motorcycles ⓘ |
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: Irohazaka Winding Road Description of subject: Irohazaka Winding Road is a famous pair of steep, hairpin-filled mountain roads in Nikko, Japan, renowned for their scenic autumn foliage and challenging driving experience.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Irohazaka Winding Road
linked to: Irohazaka Winding Road