Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building
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The Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building is a historic red-brick landmark in Sapporo that once served as the main administrative center of Hokkaidō and now functions as a symbol of the region and a popular tourist attraction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Former Hokkaido Government Office Building | 1 |
| Hokkaido Government Office Building | 1 |
| Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8487188 — 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: Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building Context triple: [Chūō-ku, Sapporo, contains, Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building]
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A.
Sapporo City Hall
Sapporo City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center of the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan.
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B.
Wakkanai City Hall
Wakkanai City Hall is the municipal government building and administrative center responsible for managing public services and local affairs in Wakkanai, Japan.
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C.
Nagano City Hall
Nagano City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Nagano, Japan.
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D.
Kasumigaseki Building
Kasumigaseki Building is one of Tokyo’s earliest and most iconic high-rise office skyscrapers, symbolizing Japan’s postwar modernization.
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E.
Izumo City Hall
Izumo City Hall is the main administrative building and local government headquarters serving the city of Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, 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: Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building Target entity description: The Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building is a historic red-brick landmark in Sapporo that once served as the main administrative center of Hokkaidō and now functions as a symbol of the region and a popular tourist attraction.
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A.
Sapporo City Hall
Sapporo City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center of the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan.
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B.
Wakkanai City Hall
Wakkanai City Hall is the municipal government building and administrative center responsible for managing public services and local affairs in Wakkanai, Japan.
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C.
Nagano City Hall
Nagano City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Nagano, Japan.
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D.
Kasumigaseki Building
Kasumigaseki Building is one of Tokyo’s earliest and most iconic high-rise office skyscrapers, symbolizing Japan’s postwar modernization.
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E.
Izumo City Hall
Izumo City Hall is the main administrative building and local government headquarters serving the city of Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office building
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historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| admissionFee | free ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
American neo-baroque
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Neo-Baroque ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
symbol of Hokkaidō
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire in 1879 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| formerFunction | main administrative center of Hokkaidō ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
historical documents on Hokkaidō development
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materials on Hokkaidō pioneering history ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionTheme |
culture and nature of Hokkaidō
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history of Hokkaidō Prefectural Government ⓘ |
| hasGarden | yes ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Akarenga
NERFINISHED
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Red Brick Government Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archival rooms
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central dome ⓘ conference rooms ⓘ exhibition rooms ⓘ |
| hasRoofType | mansard roof ⓘ |
| hasTouristInformationCenter | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1969 ⓘ |
| inception | 1888 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sapporo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Hokkaidō Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Chūō-ku, Sapporo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed | red brick ⓘ |
| nearby |
Odori Park
NERFINISHED
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Sapporo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Hokkaidō Prefectural Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hokkaidō Prefectural Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | 1888 ⓘ |
| significantFor |
example of Meiji-period Western-style architecture in Japan
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symbolizing Hokkaidō development era ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | landscaped gardens ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1888 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building Description of subject: The Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building is a historic red-brick landmark in Sapporo that once served as the main administrative center of Hokkaidō and now functions as a symbol of the region and a popular tourist attraction.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Former Hokkaido Government Office Building
Hokkaido Prefectural Government
→
headquartersBuilding
→
Hokkaidō Prefectural Government Office Building
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this entity surface form:
Hokkaido Government Office Building