Sanyo Shinkansen
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Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T509591 — 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: Sanyo Shinkansen Context triple: [Shin-Osaka Station, servedByLine, Sanyo Shinkansen]
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A.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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B.
JR Yamanote Line
The JR Yamanote Line is a busy circular railway loop in central Tokyo that connects many of the city’s major urban hubs and transit interchanges.
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Tōkaidō Main Line
The Tōkaidō Main Line is one of Japan’s most important and heavily used railway corridors, linking Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities along the historic Tōkaidō route.
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D.
JR Saikyo Line
The JR Saikyo Line is a major commuter rail line in the Tokyo metropolitan area operated by JR East, connecting central Tokyo with Saitama Prefecture and serving key hubs such as Shibuya and Shinjuku.
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E.
JR Yumesaki Line
The JR Yumesaki Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that connects central Osaka with the bay area, including major attractions such as Universal Studios Japan.
- 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: Sanyo Shinkansen Target entity description: Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
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A.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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B.
JR Yamanote Line
The JR Yamanote Line is a busy circular railway loop in central Tokyo that connects many of the city’s major urban hubs and transit interchanges.
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C.
Tōkaidō Main Line
The Tōkaidō Main Line is one of Japan’s most important and heavily used railway corridors, linking Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities along the historic Tōkaidō route.
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D.
JR Saikyo Line
The JR Saikyo Line is a major commuter rail line in the Tokyo metropolitan area operated by JR East, connecting central Tokyo with Saitama Prefecture and serving key hubs such as Shibuya and Shinjuku.
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E.
JR Yumesaki Line
The JR Yumesaki Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that connects central Osaka with the bay area, including major attractions such as Universal Studios Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanyo Shinkansen Description of subject: Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.