Kōka
E393875
Kōka is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, historically famous as the home of the Kōga ninja tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kōka canonical | 3 |
| Kōka, Shiga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1595909 — 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: Kōka Context triple: [Shiga, hasCity, Kōka]
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A.
Iizuka
Iizuka is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known historically for its coal mining industry and now as a regional commercial and residential center.
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B.
Kyotanabe
Kyotanabe is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs, educational institutions, and location within the Kansai region.
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C.
Kaizuka
Kaizuka is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical temples, traditional festivals, and proximity to Osaka Bay.
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D.
Hikone
Hikone is a historic city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, best known for its well-preserved Hikone Castle overlooking Lake Biwa.
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E.
Maishima
Maishima is a man-made island in Osaka, Japan, known for its sports facilities, event venues, and waterfront recreational areas.
- 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: Kōka Target entity description: Kōka is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, historically famous as the home of the Kōga ninja tradition.
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A.
Iizuka
Iizuka is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, known historically for its coal mining industry and now as a regional commercial and residential center.
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B.
Kyotanabe
Kyotanabe is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known for its residential suburbs, educational institutions, and location within the Kansai region.
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C.
Kaizuka
Kaizuka is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical temples, traditional festivals, and proximity to Osaka Bay.
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D.
Hikone
Hikone is a historic city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, best known for its well-preserved Hikone Castle overlooking Lake Biwa.
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E.
Maishima
Maishima is a man-made island in Osaka, Japan, known for its sports facilities, event venues, and waterfront recreational areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| bordersMunicipality |
Iga
ⓘ
Konan ⓘ Kusatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamiyamashiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Rittō NERFINISHED ⓘ Ujitawara ⓘ Yamazoe ⓘ Ōtsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersPrefecture |
Kyoto Prefecture
ⓘ
Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kōka city government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Chōjū-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jōraku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Kōka Ninja Village ⓘ Miho Museum ⓘ Shigaraki area ⓘ
surface form:
Shigaraki pottery district
|
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Shigaraki ware pottery
ⓘ
surface form:
Shigaraki ware
|
| hasExpresswayInterchange |
Kōka-Tsuchiyama Interchange
ⓘ
surface form:
Kōka Interchange
Kōka-Tsuchiyama Interchange ⓘ |
| hasHighway |
Meishin Expressway
ⓘ
Shin-Meishin Expressway ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Kōga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | post town on the Tōkaidō corridor vicinity ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
Kibukawa Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kōka Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shigaraki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Terashō Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Yasu River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yasu-gawa tributaries ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
city flower: azalea
ⓘ
city tree: Japanese cedar ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
JR West Kusatsu Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shigaraki Kōgen Railway ⓘ |
| historicallyFamousFor |
Kōga ninja
ⓘ
surface form:
Kōga ninja tradition
ninjutsu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kōga ninja
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ traditional pottery ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| regionType | inland city ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kōka Description of subject: Kōka is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, historically famous as the home of the Kōga ninja tradition.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kōka, Shiga