Kani Doraku crab sign
E30119
The Kani Doraku crab sign is a famous mechanized giant crab billboard in Osaka that has become an iconic symbol of the city’s Dotonbori entertainment and dining district.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kani Doraku crab sign canonical | 7 |
| Dotonbori crab sign | 1 |
| Kani Dōraku mechanical crab | 1 |
| かに道楽 かに看板 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235066 — 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: Kani Doraku crab sign Context triple: [Namba, hasLandmark, Kani Doraku crab sign]
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A.
Kaiyukan
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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B.
Ebisu
Ebisu is a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood known for its upscale dining, craft beer scene, and convenient access via Ebisu Station near Shibuya.
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C.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
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D.
Kato
Kato is the nickname of Kato Svanidze, who was the first wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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E.
Dededo
Dededo is a major village and commercial center in northern Guam, known for its large population and role as a key residential and retail hub on the island.
- 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: Kani Doraku crab sign Target entity description: The Kani Doraku crab sign is a famous mechanized giant crab billboard in Osaka that has become an iconic symbol of the city’s Dotonbori entertainment and dining district.
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A.
Kaiyukan
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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B.
Ebisu
Ebisu is a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood known for its upscale dining, craft beer scene, and convenient access via Ebisu Station near Shibuya.
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C.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
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D.
Kato
Kato is the nickname of Kato Svanidze, who was the first wife of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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E.
Dededo
Dededo is a major village and commercial center in northern Guam, known for its large population and role as a key residential and retail hub on the island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
mechanical billboard ⓘ outdoor advertising sign ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| advertises |
Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant
ⓘ
surface form:
Kani Doraku restaurant chain
crab cuisine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kani Doraku crab sign
ⓘ
surface form:
Dotonbori crab sign
Kani Doraku crab sign ⓘ
surface form:
Kani Dōraku mechanical crab
|
| appearsIn |
Osaka tourism brochures
ⓘ
social media posts about Dotonbori ⓘ travel television programs about Osaka ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nipponbashi
ⓘ
surface form:
Dotonbori canal
neon and mechanical signs of Osaka ⓘ |
| attachedToBuilding | Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 34.668°N 135.501°E ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic Osaka landmark often featured in travel media ⓘ |
| depicts | giant crab ⓘ |
| district | Chūō-ku ⓘ |
| feature |
large claws
ⓘ
painted red-and-white body ⓘ three-dimensional crab sculpture ⓘ |
| hasLighting | illuminated at night ⓘ |
| hasMovingPart |
moving eyestalks
ⓘ
moving legs ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dotonbori ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Osaka ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| material |
metal
ⓘ
plastic components ⓘ |
| mechanized | true ⓘ |
| name | Kani Doraku crab sign self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Kani Doraku crab sign
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
かに道楽 かに看板
|
| nearbyAttraction |
Ebisu Bridge
ⓘ
Glico Running Man sign ⓘ |
| photographedBy | tourists from around the world ⓘ |
| purpose |
attract customers to Kani Doraku restaurant
ⓘ
serve as visual landmark in Dotonbori ⓘ |
| street | Dotonbori Street ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
online travel blogs
ⓘ
photography guides to Osaka ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Dotonbori
ⓘ
surface form:
Dotonbori entertainment district
Osaka ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka city
Osaka food culture ⓘ |
| theme | seafood ⓘ |
| touristStatus |
major photo spot
ⓘ
popular meeting point ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kani Doraku crab sign Description of subject: The Kani Doraku crab sign is a famous mechanized giant crab billboard in Osaka that has become an iconic symbol of the city’s Dotonbori entertainment and dining district.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
かに道楽 かに看板
this entity surface form:
Dotonbori crab sign
this entity surface form:
Kani Dōraku mechanical crab