Aoba-ku, Sendai
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Aoba-ku, Sendai is a central ward of Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, known for its major academic institutions, government offices, and cultural sites.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aoba-ku, Sendai canonical | 5 |
| Aoba Ward, Sendai | 2 |
| central Sendai | 1 |
| 仙台市青葉区 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2428179 — 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: Aoba-ku, Sendai Context triple: [Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, locatedIn, Aoba-ku, Sendai]
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A.
Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known primarily as a residential area with parks and suburban amenities.
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B.
Toyohira-ku, Sapporo
Toyohira-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, universities, and the Toyohira River running through it.
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C.
Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo
Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan, known as a primarily residential and commercial area with convenient urban access.
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D.
Higashi-ku, Sapporo
Higashi-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known for its mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, and transportation links in the eastern part of the city.
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E.
Nishi-ku, Sapporo
Nishi-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known for its mix of residential areas, commercial districts, and access to nearby mountains and natural scenery.
- 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: Aoba-ku, Sendai Target entity description: Aoba-ku, Sendai is a central ward of Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, known for its major academic institutions, government offices, and cultural sites.
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A.
Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known primarily as a residential area with parks and suburban amenities.
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B.
Toyohira-ku, Sapporo
Toyohira-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, universities, and the Toyohira River running through it.
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C.
Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo
Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan, known as a primarily residential and commercial area with convenient urban access.
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D.
Higashi-ku, Sapporo
Higashi-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known for its mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, and transportation links in the eastern part of the city.
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E.
Nishi-ku, Sapporo
Nishi-ku, Sapporo is one of the administrative wards of Sapporo, Japan, known for its mix of residential areas, commercial districts, and access to nearby mountains and natural scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
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ward ⓘ |
| contains |
Aoba Castle
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surface form:
Aoba Castle site
Aobayama ⓘ Hirose River ⓘ JR East Senseki Line stations ⓘ JR East Senzan Line stations ⓘ JR East Tohoku Main Line stations ⓘ Jozenji-dori Avenue ⓘ Miyagi Prefectural Government ⓘ
surface form:
Miyagi Prefectural Government Office
National Route 286 ⓘ National Route 48 ⓘ Osaki Hachimangu Shrine ⓘ Sendai Castle ruins ⓘ Sendai City Hall ⓘ Sendai City Museum ⓘ Sendai City Subway Namboku Line stations ⓘ Sendai City Subway Tozai Line stations ⓘ Sendai City War Reconstruction Memorial Hall ⓘ Sendai High Court ⓘ Sendai International Center ⓘ Sendai Mediatheque ⓘ Sendai Nishi Road ⓘ Sendai Station ⓘ
surface form:
Sendai Station area
Sendai ⓘ
surface form:
Sendai city center
Tohoku Expressway access points ⓘ Tohoku Institute of Technology facilities ⓘ Tohoku University ⓘ Aobayama Campus, Tohoku University ⓘ
surface form:
Tohoku University Aobayama Campus
Tohoku University Hospital ⓘ Tohoku University ⓘ
surface form:
Tohoku University Katahira Campus
Tohoku University ⓘ
surface form:
Tohoku University Kawauchi Campus
Tohoku University of Art and Design ⓘ
surface form:
Tohoku University of Art and Design satellite facilities
Yagiyama ⓘ Yagiyama Zoological Park ⓘ Zuihoden Mausoleum ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
Aoba-ku, Sendai
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
仙台市青葉区
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| hasRole |
academic center of Sendai
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administrative center of Sendai ⓘ cultural center of Sendai ⓘ political center of Miyagi Prefecture ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aoba Castle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Miyagi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Sendai ⓘ Tohoku ⓘ
surface form:
Tōhoku region
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| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aoba-ku, Sendai Description of subject: Aoba-ku, Sendai is a central ward of Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, known for its major academic institutions, government offices, and cultural sites.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
this entity surface form:
central Sendai
this entity surface form:
Aoba Ward, Sendai
this entity surface form:
仙台市青葉区
this entity surface form:
Aoba Ward, Sendai