Triple
T16410475
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
E398548
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSisterCity |
P919
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hakodate, Japan
Hakodate, Japan is a historic port city on the southern tip of Hokkaido known for its night views from Mount Hakodate, fresh seafood markets, and preserved Western-influenced architecture.
|
E1234384
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Hakodate, Japan | Statement: [Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, hasSisterCity, Hakodate, Japan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hakodate, Japan Context triple: [Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, hasSisterCity, Hakodate, Japan]
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A.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Kushiro, Hokkaido is a coastal city in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its cool, foggy climate, rich fishing industry, and nearby wetlands and hot spring resorts.
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B.
Chitose, Hokkaido
Chitose, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northernmost prefecture known as a gateway to New Chitose Airport and the scenic Lake Shikotsu area.
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C.
Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Higashikawa, Hokkaido is a small town in central Hokkaido, Japan, known as a gateway to the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake hot spring and ski areas.
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D.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Tomakomai is an industrial port city in southern Hokkaido, Japan, known as a regional transportation hub and gateway to the island.
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E.
Fukagawa, Hokkaido
Fukagawa, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture known for its agriculture, particularly rice farming, and its snowy climate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hakodate, Japan Triple: [Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, hasSisterCity, Hakodate, Japan]
Generated description
Hakodate, Japan is a historic port city on the southern tip of Hokkaido known for its night views from Mount Hakodate, fresh seafood markets, and preserved Western-influenced architecture.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hakodate, Japan Target entity description: Hakodate, Japan is a historic port city on the southern tip of Hokkaido known for its night views from Mount Hakodate, fresh seafood markets, and preserved Western-influenced architecture.
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A.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Kushiro, Hokkaido is a coastal city in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its cool, foggy climate, rich fishing industry, and nearby wetlands and hot spring resorts.
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B.
Chitose, Hokkaido
Chitose, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northernmost prefecture known as a gateway to New Chitose Airport and the scenic Lake Shikotsu area.
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C.
Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Higashikawa, Hokkaido is a small town in central Hokkaido, Japan, known as a gateway to the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake hot spring and ski areas.
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D.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Tomakomai is an industrial port city in southern Hokkaido, Japan, known as a regional transportation hub and gateway to the island.
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E.
Fukagawa, Hokkaido
Fukagawa, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture known for its agriculture, particularly rice farming, and its snowy climate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d87f2950248190bc8ad9b9bebdc8c8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e328731a408190b38dcab0b7bb65ff |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00b276be5c8190a42ce541168ab7d0 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00b33f21a48190b3178aa1241bb85a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00b3afb3708190ab7d78561a2e778c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m.