Tokoname
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Tokoname is a coastal city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, historically renowned as one of the country’s Six Ancient Kilns for its distinctive ceramic and pottery production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tokoname canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3040050 — 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: Tokoname Context triple: [Port of Nagoya, nearbyCity, Tokoname]
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A.
Tokoro
Tokoro is a coastal district of Kitami City in Hokkaido, Japan, known historically for its fishing industry and drift ice along the Sea of Okhotsk.
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B.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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C.
Kamiyama
Kamiyama is a Japanese surname borne by various individuals, including artists, athletes, and public figures.
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D.
Nakanai
Nakanai is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for its role in the linguistic diversity of the Bismarck Archipelago.
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E.
Machimura
Machimura is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Nobutaka Machimura, a prominent Liberal Democratic Party politician and former foreign minister of Japan.
- 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: Tokoname Target entity description: Tokoname is a coastal city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, historically renowned as one of the country’s Six Ancient Kilns for its distinctive ceramic and pottery production.
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A.
Tokoro
Tokoro is a coastal district of Kitami City in Hokkaido, Japan, known historically for its fishing industry and drift ice along the Sea of Okhotsk.
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B.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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C.
Kamiyama
Kamiyama is a Japanese surname borne by various individuals, including artists, athletes, and public figures.
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D.
Nakanai
Nakanai is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for its role in the linguistic diversity of the Bismarck Archipelago.
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E.
Machimura
Machimura is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Nobutaka Machimura, a prominent Liberal Democratic Party politician and former foreign minister of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Aichi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Chita Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Chita
Handa ⓘ Mihama NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamichita NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokai ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tokoname City Hall ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Chubu Centrair International Airport ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 0569 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAttraction |
INAX Live Museum
ⓘ
Tokoname City Ceramic Hall ⓘ Tokoname pottery district ⓘ
surface form:
Tokoname Pottery Footpath
|
| hasEconomicActivity |
airport-related services
ⓘ
ceramic industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
Six Ancient Kilns of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Heritage (Six Ancient Kilns of Japan)
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| hasHistoricalRole | major medieval pottery production center ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 50,000 ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 479 ⓘ |
| hasRailwayLine |
Meitetsu Airport Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meitetsu Tokoname Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
Rinku Tokoname Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokoname Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSisterCity | Yixing ⓘ |
| hasSpecialProduct |
ceramic pipes
ⓘ
ceramic teapots ⓘ roof tiles ⓘ shochu bottles ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalCraft |
Tokoname ware ceramics
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokoname-yaki
|
| knownFor |
Tokoname ware ceramics
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokoname ware
ceramics ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chūbu region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Chita Peninsula
ⓘ
coast of Ise Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Honshu
ⓘ
Six Ancient Kilns of Japan ⓘ |
| railwayOperator | Meitetsu ⓘ |
| servedBy | Chubu Centrair International Airport ⓘ |
| sisterCityCountry | China ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokoname Description of subject: Tokoname is a coastal city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, historically renowned as one of the country’s Six Ancient Kilns for its distinctive ceramic and pottery production.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.