Rokko Cable Car
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Rokko Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in Kobe, Japan, that carries passengers up the slopes of Mount Rokko for scenic views over the city and Osaka Bay.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rokko Cable Car canonical | 2 |
| Rokko Arima Ropeway | 1 |
| Rokko Cable Car area | 1 |
| Rokko Cable Car upper area | 1 |
| Rokko Cable Car upper station | 1 |
| Rokko Cable Shita Station | 1 |
| Rokko Cable Shita area | 1 |
| Rokko Maya Railway Company | 1 |
| Rokkō Cable Car | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1016992 — 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: Rokko Cable Car Context triple: [Mount Rokko, hasTransportation, Rokko Cable Car]
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A.
Osaka Monorail
Osaka Monorail is a straddle-beam monorail system in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a major urban transit line linking key suburbs, commercial areas, and transport hubs.
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B.
Abeno Harukas
Abeno Harukas is a 300-meter-tall skyscraper in Osaka, Japan, known as one of the country's tallest buildings and a major commercial, cultural, and observation complex.
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C.
Okinawa Urban Monorail
Okinawa Urban Monorail is an elevated rail transit system serving the city of Naha and surrounding areas on Japan’s Okinawa Island.
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D.
Mount Rokko
Mount Rokko is a prominent mountain range near Kobe, Japan, known for its panoramic night views, hiking trails, and recreational facilities.
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E.
Rokko Garden Terrace
Rokko Garden Terrace is a scenic observation and leisure complex on Mount Rokko in Kobe, Japan, featuring panoramic views, gardens, shops, and restaurants.
- 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: Rokko Cable Car Target entity description: Rokko Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in Kobe, Japan, that carries passengers up the slopes of Mount Rokko for scenic views over the city and Osaka Bay.
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A.
Osaka Monorail
Osaka Monorail is a straddle-beam monorail system in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a major urban transit line linking key suburbs, commercial areas, and transport hubs.
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B.
Abeno Harukas
Abeno Harukas is a 300-meter-tall skyscraper in Osaka, Japan, known as one of the country's tallest buildings and a major commercial, cultural, and observation complex.
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C.
Okinawa Urban Monorail
Okinawa Urban Monorail is an elevated rail transit system serving the city of Naha and surrounding areas on Japan’s Okinawa Island.
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D.
Mount Rokko
Mount Rokko is a prominent mountain range near Kobe, Japan, known for its panoramic night views, hiking trails, and recreational facilities.
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E.
Rokko Garden Terrace
Rokko Garden Terrace is a scenic observation and leisure complex on Mount Rokko in Kobe, Japan, featuring panoramic views, gardens, shops, and restaurants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
mountain railway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Rokko Arima Ropeway via bus
ⓘ
bus services on Mount Rokko ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | electric cable haulage ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | funicular car ⓘ |
| heritage | historic transport facility ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| lineLength | 1.7 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hyōgo Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Kobe
|
| locatedInNationalPark | Setonaikai National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Rokko ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 2 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Nada-ku, Kobe
ⓘ
surface form:
Kobe
Osaka Bay ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1932-03-10 ⓘ |
| operator |
Rokko Cable Car
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rokko Maya Railway Company
|
| owner |
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
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| primaryUse | tourist transport ⓘ |
| purpose | scenic views over city and bay ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| slopeType | mountain slope ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Rokko Cable Car
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rokko Cable Shita Station
Rokko Sanjo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1067 mm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rokko Cable Car Description of subject: Rokko Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in Kobe, Japan, that carries passengers up the slopes of Mount Rokko for scenic views over the city and Osaka Bay.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rokko Arima Ropeway
this entity surface form:
Rokko Cable Car upper area
this entity surface form:
Rokko Cable Car area
this entity surface form:
Rokko Cable Car upper station
this entity surface form:
Rokko Maya Railway Company
this entity surface form:
Rokko Cable Shita Station
this entity surface form:
Rokko Cable Shita area
this entity surface form:
Rokkō Cable Car