Hiroshima Bay
E186514
Hiroshima Bay is a coastal inlet of the Seto Inland Sea in southwestern Japan, known for its scenic islands and proximity to the city of Hiroshima.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiroshima Bay canonical | 10 |
| Hashirajima anchorage, Hiroshima Bay | 1 |
| 広島湾 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1496946 — 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: Hiroshima Bay Context triple: [Hiroshima, hasBodyOfWater, Hiroshima Bay]
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A.
Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay is a coastal body of water south of Tokyo, Japan, known for its deep submarine canyon, rich marine biodiversity, and significant seismic activity.
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B.
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay is a large, strategically significant inlet on the Pacific coast of Honshu that serves as the maritime gateway to Japan’s capital, Tokyo.
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C.
Osaka Bay
Osaka Bay is a shallow, industrially important inlet of the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, bordered by major cities like Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key hub for shipping and coastal development.
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D.
Sasanhaya Bay
Sasanhaya Bay is a scenic coastal inlet on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its clear waters and surrounding limestone cliffs.
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E.
Harima-nada Sea
The Harima-nada Sea is a section of Japan’s Seto Inland Sea along the coast of Hyōgo Prefecture, known for its sheltered waters, fishing grounds, and busy maritime routes.
- 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: Hiroshima Bay Target entity description: Hiroshima Bay is a coastal inlet of the Seto Inland Sea in southwestern Japan, known for its scenic islands and proximity to the city of Hiroshima.
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A.
Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay is a coastal body of water south of Tokyo, Japan, known for its deep submarine canyon, rich marine biodiversity, and significant seismic activity.
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B.
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay is a large, strategically significant inlet on the Pacific coast of Honshu that serves as the maritime gateway to Japan’s capital, Tokyo.
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C.
Osaka Bay
Osaka Bay is a shallow, industrially important inlet of the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, bordered by major cities like Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key hub for shipping and coastal development.
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D.
Sasanhaya Bay
Sasanhaya Bay is a scenic coastal inlet on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its clear waters and surrounding limestone cliffs.
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E.
Harima-nada Sea
The Harima-nada Sea is a section of Japan’s Seto Inland Sea along the coast of Hyōgo Prefecture, known for its sheltered waters, fishing grounds, and busy maritime routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal inlet ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Hiroshima
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Hiroshima
Etajima ⓘ Kure ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
indented coastline
ⓘ
numerous small islands ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Tomogashima Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Akinada Islands
Etajima Island ⓘ Miyajima ⓘ
surface form:
Itsukushima
Kanawa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninoshima Island ⓘ
surface form:
Kurahashi Island
Ninoshima ⓘ Nomijima ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Hiroshima Port
ⓘ
Kure ⓘ
surface form:
Kure Port
|
| influences | local climate of Hiroshima area ⓘ |
| JapaneseName |
Hiroshima Bay
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
広島湾
|
| knownFor |
scenic islands
ⓘ
views of the Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| languageUsedInToponym | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
ⓘ
Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| near |
Hiroshima
ⓘ
surface form:
Hiroshima Peace Memorial City
Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hiroshima Bay area
ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Inland Sea of Japan
|
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | semi-enclosed coastal sea area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hiroshima Bay Description of subject: Hiroshima Bay is a coastal inlet of the Seto Inland Sea in southwestern Japan, known for its scenic islands and proximity to the city of Hiroshima.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kure
this entity surface form:
Hashirajima anchorage, Hiroshima Bay
this entity surface form:
広島湾
subject surface form:
Etajima