Hikawa, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
E1185866
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Hikawa in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, is a town in the Izumo region known for serving as the location of Izumo Airport, a key regional air transport hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hikawa, Shimane Prefecture, Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15955590 — 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: Hikawa, Shimane Prefecture, Japan Context triple: [Izumo Airport, locatedIn, Hikawa, Shimane Prefecture, Japan]
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Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Izumo, in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city best known for the ancient Shinto shrine Izumo Taisha and its rich cultural and mythological heritage.
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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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Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Mihara is a coastal city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the Seto Inland Sea.
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Kakeya, Shimane, Japan
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan is a small town in Shimane Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
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Hokusei, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Hokusei is a town in Mie Prefecture, Japan, known as the birthplace of the influential mathematician Kiyoshi Itô.
- 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: Hikawa, Shimane Prefecture, Japan Target entity description: Hikawa in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, is a town in the Izumo region known for serving as the location of Izumo Airport, a key regional air transport hub.
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A.
Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Izumo, in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city best known for the ancient Shinto shrine Izumo Taisha and its rich cultural and mythological heritage.
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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.
Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Mihara is a coastal city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the Seto Inland Sea.
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D.
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan is a small town in Shimane Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
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E.
Hokusei, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Hokusei is a town in Mie Prefecture, Japan, known as the birthplace of the influential mathematician Kiyoshi Itô.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.