Yokote, Akita
E594041
Yokote, Akita is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall and the traditional Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival featuring igloo-like snow huts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yokote, Akita canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6447350 — 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: Yokote, Akita Context triple: [Kanegasaki, Iwate, Japan, borderedBy, Yokote, Akita]
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A.
Toyosato, Shiga
Toyosato, Shiga is a small Japanese town known for its historic elementary school building and rural setting within Shiga Prefecture.
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B.
Yasu, Shiga
Yasu, Shiga is a city in central Japan known for its location in Shiga Prefecture near Lake Biwa and its blend of residential areas, agriculture, and light industry.
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C.
Koshigaya
Koshigaya is a suburban city in Japan known for its large shopping complexes and residential communities within the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.
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D.
Semboku
Semboku is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic samurai district in Kakunodate and scenic Lake Tazawa.
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E.
Numata, Gunma
Numata, Gunma is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, hot springs, and proximity to natural attractions such as lakes and ski 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: Yokote, Akita Target entity description: Yokote, Akita is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall and the traditional Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival featuring igloo-like snow huts.
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A.
Toyosato, Shiga
Toyosato, Shiga is a small Japanese town known for its historic elementary school building and rural setting within Shiga Prefecture.
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B.
Yasu, Shiga
Yasu, Shiga is a city in central Japan known for its location in Shiga Prefecture near Lake Biwa and its blend of residential areas, agriculture, and light industry.
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C.
Koshigaya
Koshigaya is a suburban city in Japan known for its large shopping complexes and residential communities within the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.
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D.
Semboku
Semboku is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic samurai district in Kakunodate and scenic Lake Tazawa.
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E.
Numata, Gunma
Numata, Gunma is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, hot springs, and proximity to natural attractions such as lakes and ski areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
winter festival ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | city ⓘ |
| averageAnnualRainfall | around 1700 mm ⓘ |
| averageAnnualTemperature | around 10 °C ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Daisen, Akita
NERFINISHED
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Higashinaruse, Akita NERFINISHED ⓘ Kakunodate area of Semboku ⓘ Misato, Akita NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugo, Akita NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurihonjo, Akita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Dfa ⓘ |
| climateType | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| feature | igloo-like snow huts ⓘ |
| governedBy | Yokote City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | kamakura snow hut tradition ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeavySnowfall | true ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 横手市 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalSpecialty |
Yokote yakisoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kiritanpo ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Yokote-chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Yokote Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSisterCity |
Hachioji, Tokyo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninohe, Iwate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldIn | Yokote, Akita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | February ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heavy snowfall ⓘ kamikatsu-style kamakura snow huts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akita Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tohoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| mayorTitle | Mayor of Yokote ⓘ |
| partOf | Yokote Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCrops | rice ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
light manufacturing ⓘ |
| region | inland southern Akita Prefecture ⓘ |
| river | Yokote River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Kitakami Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ōu Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByExpressway | Akita Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByNationalRoute |
National Route 107
NERFINISHED
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National Route 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ National Route 342 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodServed |
amazake
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mochi ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yokote, Akita Description of subject: Yokote, Akita is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall and the traditional Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival featuring igloo-like snow huts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.