Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
E54456
Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city renowned for its ancient Mozu kofun burial mounds, traditional craftsmanship, and role as a major commercial center since medieval times.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan canonical | 3 |
| Sakai, Osaka Prefecture | 1 |
| Sakai, Osaka, Japan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T431291 — 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: Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Context triple: [Sakai Mozu Kofun Group, locatedIn, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan]
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A.
Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kashiwara is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and historical area within the Kansai region.
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B.
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Nishinomiya, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is a city in the Kansai region known for its iconic Koshien Stadium and strong baseball culture.
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C.
Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Itami is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the municipalities served by Osaka International Airport and as part of the greater Osaka metropolitan area.
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D.
Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Katsuragi is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical and cultural significance in the Kansai region.
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E.
Wako, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Wako is a suburban city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on the northern outskirts of Tokyo, known for hosting major national institutions and research facilities.
- 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: Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Target entity description: Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city renowned for its ancient Mozu kofun burial mounds, traditional craftsmanship, and role as a major commercial center since medieval times.
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A.
Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kashiwara is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and historical area within the Kansai region.
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B.
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Nishinomiya, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, is a city in the Kansai region known for its iconic Koshien Stadium and strong baseball culture.
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C.
Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Itami is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the municipalities served by Osaka International Airport and as part of the greater Osaka metropolitan area.
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D.
Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Katsuragi is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical and cultural significance in the Kansai region.
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E.
Wako, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Wako is a suburban city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on the northern outskirts of Tokyo, known for hosting major national institutions and research facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese tea ceremony
ⓘ
Sen no Rikyū ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Fujiidera
ⓘ
Habikino ⓘ Hannan ⓘ Izumi ⓘ Osakasayama ⓘ
surface form:
Kawachinagano
Kishiwada ⓘ Matsubara ⓘ Osaka ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka City
Osakasayama ⓘ Takaishi ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
ⓘ
surface form:
Daisenryo Kofun
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group ⓘ
surface form:
Mozu Kofun Group
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group ⓘ
surface form:
Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governmentType | designated city ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeStatusSince | 2006 ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Port of Sakai-Semboku
ⓘ
surface form:
Sakai-Senboku Port
|
| heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
|
| historicalRole |
autonomous merchant city in the Sengoku period
ⓘ
center of international trade in the 16th century ⓘ center of tea culture in the 16th century ⓘ major port city in medieval Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozu kofun burial mounds
bicycle manufacturing ⓘ cutlery production ⓘ incense production ⓘ medieval commercial center ⓘ traditional craftsmanship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
bicycle industry
ⓘ
cutlery and kitchen knives ⓘ logistics ⓘ machinery manufacturing ⓘ steel and metalworking ⓘ |
| partOf |
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Osaka metropolitan area
|
| populationEstimate | over 800000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| sisterCity |
Berkeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Berkeley, California, United States
Lanzhou ⓘ
surface form:
Lanzhou, China
Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington, New Zealand
|
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by Hanshin Expressway
ⓘ
served by JR West rail lines ⓘ served by Nankai Electric Railway ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| UNESCOListing |
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group
|
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Description of subject: Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a historic city renowned for its ancient Mozu kofun burial mounds, traditional craftsmanship, and role as a major commercial center since medieval times.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
this entity surface form:
Sakai, Osaka, Japan