Triple
T2196822
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan |
E49992
|
entity |
| Predicate | climateRegion |
P193
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Tōhoku snow country
Tōhoku snow country is a heavy-snowfall region in Japan’s northern Tōhoku area, known for its long, harsh winters and deep snow that shape local culture, architecture, and lifestyle.
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E49992
|
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: Tōhoku snow country | Statement: [Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, climateRegion, Tōhoku snow country]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tōhoku snow country Context triple: [Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, climateRegion, Tōhoku snow country]
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A.
Kitami
Kitami is a city in northeastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its cold winters, onion production, and proximity to the Okhotsk Sea.
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B.
Yamagata
Yamagata is a city in northern Japan that serves as the capital of Yamagata Prefecture, known for its hot springs, winter sports, and cherry production.
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C.
Niseko
Niseko is a renowned ski resort area in northern Japan famous for its abundant light powder snow, extensive slopes, and vibrant international winter sports scene.
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D.
Aomori
Aomori is a city in northern Japan known as the capital of Aomori Prefecture and for its Nebuta summer festival, snowy winters, and apple production.
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E.
Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan is a small city in northern Honshu known for its heavy snowfall, hot springs, and rural setting in the Tōhoku region.
- 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: Tōhoku snow country Triple: [Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, climateRegion, Tōhoku snow country]
Generated description
Tōhoku snow country is a heavy-snowfall region in Japan’s northern Tōhoku area, known for its long, harsh winters and deep snow that shape local culture, architecture, and lifestyle.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tōhoku snow country Target entity description: Tōhoku snow country is a heavy-snowfall region in Japan’s northern Tōhoku area, known for its long, harsh winters and deep snow that shape local culture, architecture, and lifestyle.
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A.
Kitami
Kitami is a city in northeastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its cold winters, onion production, and proximity to the Okhotsk Sea.
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B.
Yamagata
Yamagata is a city in northern Japan that serves as the capital of Yamagata Prefecture, known for its hot springs, winter sports, and cherry production.
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C.
Niseko
Niseko is a renowned ski resort area in northern Japan famous for its abundant light powder snow, extensive slopes, and vibrant international winter sports scene.
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D.
Aomori
Aomori is a city in northern Japan known as the capital of Aomori Prefecture and for its Nebuta summer festival, snowy winters, and apple production.
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E.
Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan
chosen
Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan is a small city in northern Honshu known for its heavy snowfall, hot springs, and rural setting in the Tōhoku region.
- F. None of above.
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_69a88aaba3c48190b351cab9b26989ff |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf77e4f08190a1f5ea601d306596 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5db7af9881908348ce1ad35f247a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae61901ae481908b03844aa300cc33 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae620812848190814c4c614e8834d1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.