Sendai Station
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Sendai Station is the main railway hub of Sendai, Japan, serving as a major stop for Shinkansen high-speed trains and numerous local and regional lines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sendai Station canonical | 4 |
| Sendai Station East-side area | 1 |
| Sendai Station area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1929783 — 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: Sendai Station Context triple: [Sendai, hasRailwayStation, Sendai Station]
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A.
Nagoya Station
Nagoya Station is one of Japan’s largest and busiest railway hubs, serving as a major Shinkansen and regional transit center in the city of Nagoya.
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B.
Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station is one of Japan’s busiest railway hubs, serving numerous JR, private, and subway lines in central Yokohama.
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C.
Sapporo Station
Sapporo Station is the main railway hub of Sapporo, Japan, serving as a major transit, commercial, and business center in Hokkaido.
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D.
Zushi Station
Zushi Station is a railway station in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, served by JR East lines including the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan–Shinjuku Line.
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E.
Suita Station
Suita Station is a railway station in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving passengers on the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line).
- 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: Sendai Station Target entity description: Sendai Station is the main railway hub of Sendai, Japan, serving as a major stop for Shinkansen high-speed trains and numerous local and regional lines.
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A.
Nagoya Station
Nagoya Station is one of Japan’s largest and busiest railway hubs, serving as a major Shinkansen and regional transit center in the city of Nagoya.
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B.
Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station is one of Japan’s busiest railway hubs, serving numerous JR, private, and subway lines in central Yokohama.
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C.
Sapporo Station
Sapporo Station is the main railway hub of Sapporo, Japan, serving as a major transit, commercial, and business center in Hokkaido.
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D.
Zushi Station
Zushi Station is a railway station in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, served by JR East lines including the Yokosuka Line and Shōnan–Shinjuku Line.
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E.
Suita Station
Suita Station is a railway station in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving passengers on the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinkansen station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Sendai Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo Station via Tohoku Shinkansen ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distanceFromTokyoByRail_km | approximately 350 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus terminal
ⓘ
department stores ⓘ large station building ⓘ restaurants ⓘ shopping mall ⓘ taxi stand ⓘ tourist information center ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Aoba-dori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai Aoba-dori Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai city center ⓘ |
| hasStationCode |
JB0x (Senseki Line, approximate)
ⓘ
JE01 ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
elevated Shinkansen platforms
ⓘ
ground-level conventional platforms ⓘ underground subway platforms ⓘ |
| hasSubwayStationCode |
N01
ⓘ
T07 ⓘ |
| isMajorStopOn | Tohoku Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStopOn |
Akita Shinkansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joban Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai Airport Access Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai Subway Namboku Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai Subway Tozai Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Senseki Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Senzan Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Miyagi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
East Japan Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | East Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayCompany |
JR East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructed |
after 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ post-World War II ⓘ |
| role |
main railway hub of Sendai
ⓘ
major transportation hub of Tohoku ⓘ |
| serves |
Miyagi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai city NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelTimeToTokyoByShinkansen_minutes | approximately 90 to 120 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sendai Station Description of subject: Sendai Station is the main railway hub of Sendai, Japan, serving as a major stop for Shinkansen high-speed trains and numerous local and regional lines.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sendai Station area
this entity surface form:
Sendai Station East-side area