Kaiyukan
E24681
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiyukan canonical | 1 |
| Kaiyukan main building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T169500 — 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: Kaiyukan Context triple: [Aquarium Kaiyukan, alsoKnownAs, Kaiyukan]
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A.
Hyakutake
Hyakutake is a Japanese surname borne by several notable individuals, including military figures and other public personalities.
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B.
Izumi
Izumi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub in the Kansai region.
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C.
Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
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D.
Orawa
Orawa is a historical and ethnographic region in southern Poland known for its distinctive highland culture, folklore, and traditional wooden architecture.
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E.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
- 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: Kaiyukan Target entity description: Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
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A.
Hyakutake
Hyakutake is a Japanese surname borne by several notable individuals, including military figures and other public personalities.
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B.
Izumi
Izumi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub in the Kansai region.
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C.
Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
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D.
Orawa
Orawa is a historical and ethnographic region in southern Poland known for its distinctive highland culture, folklore, and traditional wooden architecture.
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E.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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public aquarium ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Yoshikazu Yanagisawa ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designConcept |
Pacific Ring of Fire
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surface form:
Pacific Ocean and Ring of Fire
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| famousFor |
Pacific Rim themed exhibits
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immersive marine life exhibits ⓘ massive central tank ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
aquarium Kaiyukan
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surface form:
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
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| hasAnnualVisitors | millions ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
aquarium Kaiyukan
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surface form:
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
|
| hasExhibit |
Antarctica
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Great Barrier Reef ⓘ Japan Forest ⓘ Kuroshio Sea ⓘ Monterey Bay region ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey Bay
Pacific Ocean tank ⓘ Tropical Rain Forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barrier-free access
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cafeteria ⓘ educational programs ⓘ gift shop ⓘ nighttime illumination ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
aquarium Kaiyukan
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surface form:
海遊館
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| hasMainTank | Pacific Ocean tank ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.kaiyukan.com ⓘ |
| housesSpecies |
jellyfish
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manta ray ⓘ otter ⓘ penguin ⓘ shark ⓘ whale shark ⓘ |
| isMajorAttractionOf | Osaka ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest public aquariums in the world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minato-ku, Osaka
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Osaka ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Tempozan Harbor Village ⓘ |
| mainTankCapacity |
about 5,400 cubic meters
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about 5400000 liters ⓘ |
| near | Osaka Bay ⓘ |
| nearestRailwayLine | Osaka Metro Chuo Line ⓘ |
| nearestStation | Osakako Station ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1990-07-20 ⓘ |
| visitorExperience |
interactive touch pools
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spiral route around central tank ⓘ walk-through tunnel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaiyukan Description of subject: Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aquarium Kaiyukan
this entity surface form:
Kaiyukan main building