Kasato Maru
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Kasato Maru was the Japanese steamship that carried the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kasato Maru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411855 — 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: Kasato Maru Context triple: [Japanese Brazilians, firstImmigrantShip, Kasato Maru]
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A.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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B.
Shinkoku Maru
Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
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C.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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D.
Yamagiri Maru
Yamagiri Maru is a famous World War II Japanese shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular scuba diving site known for its well-preserved structure and wartime artifacts.
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E.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
- 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: Kasato Maru Target entity description: Kasato Maru was the Japanese steamship that carried the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to the country.
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A.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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B.
Shinkoku Maru
Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
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C.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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D.
Yamagiri Maru
Yamagiri Maru is a famous World War II Japanese shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular scuba diving site known for its well-preserved structure and wartime artifacts.
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E.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese ship
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steamship ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Japanese company Osaka Shosen Kaisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalDate | 1908-06-18 ⓘ |
| arrivalPort | Port of Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalState | São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Japanese Brazilians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | beginning of large-scale Japanese immigration to Brazil ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedImmigrantsFrom | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedImmigrantsTo | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
History of immigration to Brazil
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Japanese steamships ⓘ Ships involved in migration ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Japanese immigration centenary celebrations in Brazil in 2008 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departureDate | 1908-04-28 ⓘ |
| departurePort | Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeMonumentIn |
Santos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | remembered in museums and memorials about Japanese immigration in Brazil ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
icon of Japanese-Brazilian community history
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symbol of the start of the Japanese diaspora in Brazil ⓘ |
| immigrantDestinationRegion | coffee plantations in São Paulo state ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carrying the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil
ⓘ
marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to Brazil ⓘ |
| numberOfImmigrantsCarried | 781 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Osaka Shosen Kaisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInOcean |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Potosi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | German shipping company ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam-powered ⓘ |
| route | Kobe–Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceRole |
cargo ship
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immigrant transport ship ⓘ passenger ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kasato Maru Description of subject: Kasato Maru was the Japanese steamship that carried the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to the country.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.