Nagara River
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The Nagara River is a major river in central Japan renowned for its clear waters, scenic beauty, and traditional cormorant fishing practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagara River canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3957136 — 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: Nagara River Context triple: [Kiso River, tributary, Nagara River]
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A.
Tunga River
The Tunga River is a major river in the Indian state of Karnataka that originates in the Western Ghats and is one of the two headstreams that join to form the Tungabhadra River.
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B.
Padma River
The Padma River is a major distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, known for its vast width, powerful currents, and crucial role in the country’s agriculture, fisheries, and transportation.
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C.
Banas River
The Banas River is a significant river in northwestern India that flows through Rajasthan as a major tributary of the Chambal River.
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D.
Varuna River
The Varuna River is a minor but historically significant river in northern India that flows near Varanasi, contributing to the city’s name and sacred geography.
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E.
Jatinga River
Jatinga River is a tributary watercourse in northeastern India that feeds into the Barak River system.
- 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: Nagara River Target entity description: The Nagara River is a major river in central Japan renowned for its clear waters, scenic beauty, and traditional cormorant fishing practices.
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A.
Tunga River
The Tunga River is a major river in the Indian state of Karnataka that originates in the Western Ghats and is one of the two headstreams that join to form the Tungabhadra River.
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B.
Padma River
The Padma River is a major distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, known for its vast width, powerful currents, and crucial role in the country’s agriculture, fisheries, and transportation.
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C.
Banas River
The Banas River is a significant river in northwestern India that flows through Rajasthan as a major tributary of the Chambal River.
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D.
Varuna River
The Varuna River is a minor but historically significant river in northern India that flows near Varanasi, contributing to the city’s name and sacred geography.
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E.
Jatinga River
Jatinga River is a tributary watercourse in northeastern India that feeds into the Barak River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinSize | approximately 1,985 square kilometers ⓘ |
| cormorantFishingMethod | ukai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cormorantFishingPracticedAt |
Gifu City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cormorantFishingSeason | May to October ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Gifu Nagaragawa Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagara Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | traditional ukai cormorant fishing is a cultural attraction ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ise Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
Ramsar site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
one of the Three Clear-Flowing Rivers of Japan ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalImportance | habitat for freshwater fish and birds ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Gifu Nagaragawa Fireworks Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gifu Nagaragawa Ukai Opening Ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiverbankFacility | Nagara River Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 長良川 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear water
ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ tourism ⓘ traditional cormorant fishing ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| length | approximately 166 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Honshu ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Chubu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Ise Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Gifu Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Kinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringRiver |
Ibi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiso River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kiso Three Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCity |
Gifu City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gujo NERFINISHED ⓘ Seki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RamsarDesignationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Gujo, Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | nighttime cormorant fishing viewing boats ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Kiso Three Rivers system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hydropower ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| waterQuality | high ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nagara River Description of subject: The Nagara River is a major river in central Japan renowned for its clear waters, scenic beauty, and traditional cormorant fishing practices.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.