Ikata, Ehime, Japan
E236939
Ikata, Ehime, Japan is a small coastal town on Shikoku Island known for its nuclear power plant and as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning engineer Shuji Nakamura.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ikata, Ehime, Japan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2144285 — 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: Ikata, Ehime, Japan Context triple: [Shuji Nakamura, placeOfBirth, Ikata, Ehime, Japan]
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A.
Osugi, Shikoku, Japan
Osugi in Shikoku, Japan is a small rural locality best known as the birthplace of World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita.
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B.
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Takamatsu, in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku island, is a regional administrative and economic center known for its port, historic Ritsurin Garden, and role as a transportation hub.
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C.
Tsuyama, Japan
Tsuyama, Japan is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture known for its well-preserved castle ruins, traditional townscape, and famous cherry blossom viewing spots.
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D.
Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Kurashiki is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved Edo-period merchant quarter and picturesque canal district.
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E.
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan is a largely rural coastal prefecture on the island of Shikoku, known for its mountainous landscapes, Pacific shoreline, and historic castle town of Kōchi City.
- 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: Ikata, Ehime, Japan Target entity description: Ikata, Ehime, Japan is a small coastal town on Shikoku Island known for its nuclear power plant and as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning engineer Shuji Nakamura.
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A.
Osugi, Shikoku, Japan
Osugi in Shikoku, Japan is a small rural locality best known as the birthplace of World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita.
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B.
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Takamatsu, in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku island, is a regional administrative and economic center known for its port, historic Ritsurin Garden, and role as a transportation hub.
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C.
Tsuyama, Japan
Tsuyama, Japan is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture known for its well-preserved castle ruins, traditional townscape, and famous cherry blossom viewing spots.
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D.
Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Kurashiki is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved Edo-period merchant quarter and picturesque canal district.
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E.
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan is a largely rural coastal prefecture on the island of Shikoku, known for its mountainous landscapes, Pacific shoreline, and historic castle town of Kōchi City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionLevel | town-level municipality ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Shuji Nakamura ⓘ |
| coastlineType | coastal ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ikata Town Government ⓘ |
| hasAwardAssociatedPerson | Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
energy production ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Ikata Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | peninsula ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
coastal scenery
ⓘ
views of the Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| knownFor | Ikata Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ehime Prefecture
ⓘ
Iyo District, Ehime ⓘ southwestern Ehime Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Sadamisaki Peninsula
ⓘ
Shikoku ⓘ
surface form:
Shikoku Island
|
| notableResident | Shuji Nakamura ⓘ |
| powerGenerationType | nuclear power ⓘ |
| region | Shikoku ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportation | road access along Sadamisaki Peninsula ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ikata, Ehime, Japan Description of subject: Ikata, Ehime, Japan is a small coastal town on Shikoku Island known for its nuclear power plant and as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning engineer Shuji Nakamura.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shuji Nakamura