Expo Tower
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Expo Tower is an observation tower built as a landmark structure for the Expo ’70 world’s fair in Osaka, Japan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Expo Tower canonical | 2 |
| Expo Tower (Expo ’70, Osaka) | 2 |
| Expo Tower (Osaka) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2284993 — 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: Expo Tower Context triple: [Expo ’70, hasPavilion, Expo Tower]
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A.
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Yokohama Landmark Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Yokohama, Japan, known for its height, office and hotel facilities, and observation deck offering panoramic city and bay views.
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B.
Yokohama Marine Tower
Yokohama Marine Tower is a prominent coastal observation tower and tourist attraction in Yokohama, Japan, offering panoramic views of the city and its harbor.
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C.
Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower in Tokyo and one of the tallest structures in the world, known for its panoramic city views and distinctive futuristic design.
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D.
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is a landmark red-and-white communications and observation tower in central Tokyo, famous for its city views and Eiffel Tower-inspired design.
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E.
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.
- 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: Expo Tower Target entity description: Expo Tower is an observation tower built as a landmark structure for the Expo ’70 world’s fair in Osaka, Japan.
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A.
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Yokohama Landmark Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Yokohama, Japan, known for its height, office and hotel facilities, and observation deck offering panoramic city and bay views.
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B.
Yokohama Marine Tower
Yokohama Marine Tower is a prominent coastal observation tower and tourist attraction in Yokohama, Japan, offering panoramic views of the city and its harbor.
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C.
Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower in Tokyo and one of the tallest structures in the world, known for its panoramic city views and distinctive futuristic design.
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D.
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is a landmark red-and-white communications and observation tower in central Tokyo, famous for its city views and Eiffel Tower-inspired design.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Expo '70 pavilion
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landmark structure ⓘ observation tower ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Expo Tower
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surface form:
Expo Tower (Osaka)
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| architecturalStyle | modernist ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Expo ’70
ⓘ
surface form:
Expo '70 world’s fair
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| category |
Buildings and structures in Osaka Prefecture
ⓘ
Towers in Japan ⓘ World's fair architecture ⓘ |
| city | Osaka ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1990s ⓘ |
| event |
Expo ’70
ⓘ
surface form:
Expo '70
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| hasFunction |
broadcasting tower
ⓘ
observation deck ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkRole | symbol of Expo '70 site ⓘ |
| hasObservationDeck | yes ⓘ |
| height | 127 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Expo ’70 Commemorative Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Expo '70 Commemorative Park
Suita, Osaka ⓘ
surface form:
Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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| locatedNear |
Osaka Monorail
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surface form:
Osaka Monorail Expo '70 Commemorative Park Station
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| material | steel ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| purpose |
observation
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symbol of Expo '70 ⓘ |
| region |
Kansai region
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surface form:
Kansai
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| status | demolished ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Expo ’70
ⓘ
surface form:
Expo '70 international exposition
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| yearCompleted | 1970 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Expo Tower Description of subject: Expo Tower is an observation tower built as a landmark structure for the Expo ’70 world’s fair in Osaka, Japan.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Expo Tower (Osaka)
this entity surface form:
Expo Tower (Expo ’70, Osaka)
this entity surface form:
Expo Tower (Expo ’70, Osaka)