Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan
E639479
Nirasaki is a small city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic views of the Southern Japanese Alps and its historical and agricultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7047673 — 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: Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan Context triple: [Fairfield, California, hasSisterCity, Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan]
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Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan is a historic castle town in northeastern Honshu known for its samurai heritage, Yonezawa beef, and scenic mountainous surroundings.
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B.
Neagari, Ishikawa, Japan
Neagari, Ishikawa, Japan is a small town in Ishikawa Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Major League Baseball star Hideki Matsui.
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C.
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Nagaoka is a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic role in the Boshin War, its postwar reconstruction, and one of Japan’s most famous summer fireworks festivals.
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D.
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan is a historic castle city in central Honshu known for its scenic alpine setting and as the hometown of avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.
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E.
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan is a city in central Hokkaido known as a major transportation hub, home to New Chitose Airport and serving as a gateway to Sapporo and the wider region.
- 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: Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan Target entity description: Nirasaki is a small city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic views of the Southern Japanese Alps and its historical and agricultural heritage.
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A.
Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan is a historic castle town in northeastern Honshu known for its samurai heritage, Yonezawa beef, and scenic mountainous surroundings.
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B.
Neagari, Ishikawa, Japan
Neagari, Ishikawa, Japan is a small town in Ishikawa Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Major League Baseball star Hideki Matsui.
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C.
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Nagaoka is a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic role in the Boshin War, its postwar reconstruction, and one of Japan’s most famous summer fireworks festivals.
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D.
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan is a historic castle city in central Honshu known for its scenic alpine setting and as the hometown of avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.
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E.
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan is a city in central Hokkaido known as a major transportation hub, home to New Chitose Airport and serving as a gateway to Sapporo and the wider region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality of Japan ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Fujikawa, Yamanashi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hokuto, Yamanashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kai, Yamanashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Minami-Alps, Yamanashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shōwa, Yamanashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateClassification | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| economy |
fruit cultivation
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ light manufacturing ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAttraction |
Bishamonten temple (Kai-Zenkōji)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takeda-related historical sites ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
elementary schools
ⓘ
high schools ⓘ junior high schools ⓘ |
| hasExpressway | Chūō Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature |
Kōfu Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Japanese Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseWriting | 韮崎市 ⓘ |
| hasRailwayService | East Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Nirasaki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Kamanashi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoad |
Japan National Route 20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan National Route 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSisterCity |
Fremont, Michigan, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
city bird: Japanese bush warbler
ⓘ
city flower: azalea ⓘ city tree: zelkova ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
historical heritage ⓘ scenic views of the Southern Japanese Alps ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Mayor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| officialName | Nirasaki-shi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yamanashi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByRailLine | Chūō Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan Description of subject: Nirasaki is a small city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic views of the Southern Japanese Alps and its historical and agricultural heritage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.