Yokkaichi-juku
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Yokkaichi-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yokkaichi-juku canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11582045 — 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: Yokkaichi-juku Context triple: [Tōkaidō, hasStation, Yokkaichi-juku]
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A.
Numazu-juku
Numazu-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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B.
Odawara-juku
Odawara-juku was a historic post station and castle town in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture that flourished as a key stop for travelers, officials, and goods moving between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during Japan’s Edo period.
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C.
Yokohama Normal School
Yokohama Normal School was a former teacher-training institution in Yokohama, Japan, that later became part of Yokohama National University through a postwar merger.
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D.
Tokyo Senmon Gakko
Tokyo Senmon Gakko was the original private college founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu that later developed into Waseda University, one of Japan’s leading universities.
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E.
Gakushuin University
Gakushuin University is a prestigious private university in Tokyo historically known for educating members of Japan’s imperial family and elite.
- 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: Yokkaichi-juku Target entity description: Yokkaichi-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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A.
Numazu-juku
Numazu-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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B.
Odawara-juku
Odawara-juku was a historic post station and castle town in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture that flourished as a key stop for travelers, officials, and goods moving between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during Japan’s Edo period.
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C.
Yokohama Normal School
Yokohama Normal School was a former teacher-training institution in Yokohama, Japan, that later became part of Yokohama National University through a postwar merger.
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D.
Tokyo Senmon Gakko
Tokyo Senmon Gakko was the original private college founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu that later developed into Waseda University, one of Japan’s leading universities.
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E.
Gakushuin University
Gakushuin University is a prestigious private university in Tokyo historically known for educating members of Japan’s imperial family and elite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lodging town
ⓘ
post station ⓘ shukuba ⓘ |
| category |
History of Yokkaichi, Mie
ⓘ
Post stations in Mie Prefecture ⓘ Stations of the Tōkaidō ⓘ
linked to:
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
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| connectedCities |
Edo
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | recognized as part of Tōkaidō cultural heritage ⓘ |
| depictedBy | Utagawa Hiroshige ⓘ |
| depictedInSeries |
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hiroshige)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
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| economicRole | regional commercial center along the Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| era |
Tokugawa shogunate era
ⓘ
linked to:
Edo period
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| etymologyRelatedTo |
Yokkaichi ("fourth-day market")
ⓘ
linked to:
Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan
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| flourishedDuringPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureNearby | Ise Bay ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Yokkaichi-shuku ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hatago
ⓘ
honjin ⓘ wakihonjin ⓘ |
| hasModernRemnants |
historic markers
ⓘ
local museums and exhibits about the Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
facilitating official travel
ⓘ
providing horses and porters ⓘ providing lodging for travelers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
market town functions
ⓘ
port activities on Ise Bay ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInCurrentCity | Yokkaichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalProvince | Ise Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| nameWrittenInKanji | 四日市宿 ⓘ |
| neighboringPostTownNext | Kuwana-juku ⓘ |
| neighboringPostTownPrevious | Ishiyakushi-juku ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
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| positionOnTōkaidō | 43rd station ⓘ |
| servedAs | post station for travelers between Edo and Kyoto ⓘ |
| transportRouteType | highway post town ⓘ |
| travelContext |
daimyō processions (sankin-kōtai)
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pilgrims to Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yokkaichi-juku Description of subject: Yokkaichi-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
Referenced by (1)
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