Aoba-ku
E386714
Aoba-ku is a central ward of Sendai in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, known for its government offices, universities, and cultural and commercial districts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aoba-ku canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1929798 — 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 Context triple: [Sendai, hasWard, Aoba-ku]
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A.
Nishi-ku
Nishi-ku is a ward in Fukuoka, Japan, known for its coastal areas, residential neighborhoods, and access to both urban amenities and natural scenery.
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B.
Nishi-ku
Nishi-ku is a central ward of Yokohama, Japan, known as a major commercial and business district that includes the Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area.
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C.
Higashi-ku
Higashi-ku is a ward in the city of Fukuoka, Japan, known for its coastal location, residential areas, and educational institutions.
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D.
Chūō-ku
Chūō-ku is a central ward of Osaka, Japan, known as a major commercial and entertainment hub featuring famous landmarks, shopping streets, and nightlife areas.
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E.
Chūō-ku
Chūō-ku is a central ward of Fukuoka City in Japan, known as a major commercial, entertainment, and administrative hub.
- 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 Target entity description: Aoba-ku is a central ward of Sendai in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, known for its government offices, universities, and cultural and commercial districts.
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A.
Nishi-ku
Nishi-ku is a ward in Fukuoka, Japan, known for its coastal areas, residential neighborhoods, and access to both urban amenities and natural scenery.
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B.
Nishi-ku
Nishi-ku is a central ward of Yokohama, Japan, known as a major commercial and business district that includes the Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area.
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C.
Higashi-ku
Higashi-ku is a ward in the city of Fukuoka, Japan, known for its coastal location, residential areas, and educational institutions.
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D.
Chūō-ku
Chūō-ku is a central ward of Osaka, Japan, known as a major commercial and entertainment hub featuring famous landmarks, shopping streets, and nightlife areas.
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E.
Chūō-ku
Chūō-ku is a central ward of Fukuoka City in Japan, known as a major commercial, entertainment, and administrative hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
special ward-level administrative division
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ward ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Aoba Castle site
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Aobayama Park ⓘ Dainohara Forest Park ⓘ Hirose River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ichibancho shopping district NERFINISHED ⓘ Jozenji-dori Avenue ⓘ Kokubuncho entertainment district ⓘ Miyagi Prefectural Government ⓘ
surface form:
Miyagi Prefectural Government Office
Miyagi Prefectural Library ⓘ Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters ⓘ Omachi Nishi Park ⓘ Sendai Castle ruins ⓘ Sendai City Hall ⓘ Sendai City Museum ⓘ Sendai High Court ⓘ Sendai International Center ⓘ Sendai Mediatheque ⓘ Sendai Station area ⓘ Sendai Subway Namboku Line central stations ⓘ Sendai Subway Tozai Line central stations ⓘ Sendai city government offices ⓘ Tohoku Gakuin University NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku University NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku University Katahira Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku University Kawauchi Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku University Seiryo Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ central business district of Sendai ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center of Sendai
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commercial center of Sendai ⓘ cultural center of Sendai ⓘ political center of Miyagi Prefecture ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 青葉区 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jozenji-dori Pageant of Starlight illumination event
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cultural institutions ⓘ government offices ⓘ nightlife areas ⓘ shopping districts ⓘ tree-lined avenues ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| municipalityType | ward of a designated city ⓘ |
| partOf |
Miyagi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Sendai NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 Description of subject: Aoba-ku is a central ward of Sendai in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, known for its government offices, universities, and cultural and commercial districts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.