Otsu, Shiga
E723096
Otsu, Shiga is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, known for its location on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa and its historic temples and cultural sites.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otsu, Shiga canonical | 2 |
| Otsu, Shiga Prefecture | 1 |
| Ōtsu (capital of Shiga Prefecture) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8277033 — 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: Otsu, Shiga Context triple: [Kusatsu, Shiga, locatedNear, Otsu, Shiga]
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A.
Moriyama, Shiga
Moriyama, Shiga is a city in central Japan known for its location on the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa and its blend of residential, commercial, and historical areas.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Aisho, Shiga
Aisho is a rural town in central Japan’s Shiga Prefecture known for its agricultural landscape and traditional local communities.
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E.
Kusatsu, Shiga
Kusatsu, Shiga is a city in Japan’s Kansai region known as a residential and commercial hub within the greater Kyoto–Osaka metropolitan area.
- 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: Otsu, Shiga Target entity description: Otsu, Shiga is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, known for its location on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa and its historic temples and cultural sites.
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A.
Moriyama, Shiga
Moriyama, Shiga is a city in central Japan known for its location on the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa and its blend of residential, commercial, and historical areas.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Aisho, Shiga
Aisho is a rural town in central Japan’s Shiga Prefecture known for its agricultural landscape and traditional local communities.
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E.
Kusatsu, Shiga
Kusatsu, Shiga is a city in Japan’s Kansai region known as a residential and commercial hub within the greater Kyoto–Osaka metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Enryaku-ji access routes
ⓘ
Mii-dera NERFINISHED ⓘ Otsu City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Otsu Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater | Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty | traditional machiya townhouses ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Otsu Matsuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricName | Ōtsu-juku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole | important post town on the Tokaido ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 大津市 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrefectureGovernmentOffice | Shiga Prefectural Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailConnection |
Biwako Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishiyama Sakamoto Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Keihan Electric Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Keishin Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokaido Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSisterCity |
Interlaken
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakeshore, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Lianyungang NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
lake cruises on Lake Biwa
ⓘ
temple and shrine visits ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Shiga Prefecture (nearby in the prefecture) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOn | shore of Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| isPartOfMetropolitanArea | Keihanshin metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrefecturalCapitalOf | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isServedBy |
Ishiyama Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otsu Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakamoto-hieizanguchi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeze Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural sites
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historic temples ⓘ scenic views of Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southwestern shore of Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| populationEstimateYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | core city ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otsu, Shiga Description of subject: Otsu, Shiga is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, known for its location on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa and its historic temples and cultural sites.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ōtsu (capital of Shiga Prefecture)
this entity surface form:
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture