Taiji, Wakayama, Japan
E818627
Taiji, Wakayama, Japan is a small coastal town internationally known for its controversial dolphin hunting practices, which were prominently exposed in the documentary film "The Cove."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taiji, Wakayama, Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9735459 — 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: Taiji, Wakayama, Japan Context triple: [The Cove, filmingLocation, Taiji, Wakayama, Japan]
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Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Tanabe is a coastal city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, known as a gateway to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes and for its scenic natural landscapes.
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Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan
Tamba is a rural city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic castle town districts, traditional ceramics, and agricultural products such as black soybeans and chestnuts.
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C.
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan is a small town in Shimane Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
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D.
Kashiwa, Japan
Kashiwa, Japan is a city in Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area, known as a residential and commercial hub with strong transportation links to central Tokyo.
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E.
Tsuyama, Japan
Tsuyama, Japan is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture known for its well-preserved castle ruins, traditional townscape, and famous cherry blossom viewing spots.
- 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: Taiji, Wakayama, Japan Target entity description: Taiji, Wakayama, Japan is a small coastal town internationally known for its controversial dolphin hunting practices, which were prominently exposed in the documentary film "The Cove."
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A.
Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Tanabe is a coastal city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, known as a gateway to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes and for its scenic natural landscapes.
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B.
Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan
Tamba is a rural city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its historic castle town districts, traditional ceramics, and agricultural products such as black soybeans and chestnuts.
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C.
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan
Kakeya, Shimane, Japan is a small town in Shimane Prefecture best known as the birthplace of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
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D.
Kashiwa, Japan
Kashiwa, Japan is a city in Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area, known as a residential and commercial hub with strong transportation links to central Tokyo.
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E.
Tsuyama, Japan
Tsuyama, Japan is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture known for its well-preserved castle ruins, traditional townscape, and famous cherry blossom viewing spots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Taiji Town government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
capture of live dolphins for aquariums
ⓘ
commercial sale of dolphin meat ⓘ treatment of dolphins ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
dolphin drive hunting
ⓘ
small-type coastal whaling ⓘ |
| hasEconomicDependenceOn | dolphin and whale-related activities ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
dolphinarium
ⓘ
whale museum ⓘ |
| hasGeography |
natural coves
ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | history of Japanese whaling ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ whale meat processing ⓘ |
| hasInternationalResponse |
boycotts and protests by activists
ⓘ
diplomatic criticism from some foreign governments ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentForm | mayor–council system ⓘ |
| hasPolicyDebate | continuation of traditional whaling practices ⓘ |
| hasReputation | international controversy over dolphin hunting ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | road connections to other Kii Peninsula towns ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Cove documentary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
controversial dolphin hunts ⓘ dolphin hunting ⓘ drive fisheries ⓘ traditional whaling culture ⓘ whale hunting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Kii Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| near | Pacific coastal fishing grounds ⓘ |
| partOf | Higashimuro District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatesActivity | dolphin hunting season ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
animal rights campaigns
ⓘ
environmental documentaries ⓘ international media coverage ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taiji, Wakayama, Japan Description of subject: Taiji, Wakayama, Japan is a small coastal town internationally known for its controversial dolphin hunting practices, which were prominently exposed in the documentary film "The Cove."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.