Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa)
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Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa) is a lakeside harbor in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, serving as a gateway for sightseeing cruises and transport on Japan’s largest freshwater lake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14932961 — 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: Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa) Context triple: [Hikone, hasInfrastructure, Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa)]
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A.
Port of Otsu
Port of Otsu is a lakeside harbor and passenger terminal on Lake Biwa in Ōtsu, Japan, serving as a hub for sightseeing cruises and regional water transport.
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Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Hikone is a historic castle town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved Hikone Castle and scenic location on the shores of Lake Biwa.
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C.
Port of Himeji
The Port of Himeji is a key industrial and logistics seaport in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving as an important hub for maritime trade and heavy industry along the Seto Inland Sea.
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D.
Port of Wakayama
The Port of Wakayama is a key industrial and commercial seaport in Japan’s Kansai region, supporting manufacturing, logistics, and maritime trade along Osaka Bay.
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E.
Minatogawa Fishing Port
Minatogawa Fishing Port is a local fishing harbor in Itoman, Okinawa, known for its coastal fisheries and fresh seafood landings.
- 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: Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa) Target entity description: Hikone Port (on Lake Biwa) is a lakeside harbor in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, serving as a gateway for sightseeing cruises and transport on Japan’s largest freshwater lake.
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A.
Port of Otsu
Port of Otsu is a lakeside harbor and passenger terminal on Lake Biwa in Ōtsu, Japan, serving as a hub for sightseeing cruises and regional water transport.
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B.
Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Hikone is a historic castle town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved Hikone Castle and scenic location on the shores of Lake Biwa.
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C.
Port of Himeji
The Port of Himeji is a key industrial and logistics seaport in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving as an important hub for maritime trade and heavy industry along the Seto Inland Sea.
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D.
Port of Wakayama
The Port of Wakayama is a key industrial and commercial seaport in Japan’s Kansai region, supporting manufacturing, logistics, and maritime trade along Osaka Bay.
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E.
Minatogawa Fishing Port
Minatogawa Fishing Port is a local fishing harbor in Itoman, Okinawa, known for its coastal fisheries and fresh seafood landings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.