Izumo, Shimane
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Izumo, Shimane is a historic city in western Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, best known for the ancient Shinto shrine Izumo Taisha and its deep cultural and mythological significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Izumo, Shimane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15955592 — 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: Izumo, Shimane Context triple: [Izumo Airport, serves, Izumo, Shimane]
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A.
Izumisano
Izumisano is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as the mainland gateway to Kansai International Airport and a hub for regional commerce and travel.
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B.
Marugame
Marugame is a coastal city in Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture, known for Marugame Castle and its traditional uchiwa (paper fans) craftsmanship.
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C.
Ichinomiya
Ichinomiya is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, known historically as a textile and commercial center within the Nagoya metropolitan area.
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D.
Moriyama, Shiga
Moriyama, Shiga is a city in central Japan known for its location on the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa and its blend of residential, commercial, and historical areas.
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E.
Kameyama
Kameyama is a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan, known historically as a post town on the Tōkaidō and for its preserved castle ruins and traditional streetscapes.
- 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: Izumo, Shimane Target entity description: Izumo, Shimane is a historic city in western Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, best known for the ancient Shinto shrine Izumo Taisha and its deep cultural and mythological significance.
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A.
Izumisano
Izumisano is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as the mainland gateway to Kansai International Airport and a hub for regional commerce and travel.
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B.
Marugame
Marugame is a coastal city in Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture, known for Marugame Castle and its traditional uchiwa (paper fans) craftsmanship.
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C.
Ichinomiya
Ichinomiya is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, known historically as a textile and commercial center within the Nagoya metropolitan area.
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D.
Moriyama, Shiga
Moriyama, Shiga is a city in central Japan known for its location on the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa and its blend of residential, commercial, and historical areas.
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E.
Kameyama
Kameyama is a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan, known historically as a post town on the Tōkaidō and for its preserved castle ruins and traditional streetscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.