Aki Province
E922845
Aki Province was a former historical province of Japan located in what is now western Hiroshima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aki Province canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3190449 — 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: Aki Province Context triple: [Katō Tomosaburō, birthPlace, Aki Province]
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A.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie Prefecture.
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B.
Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture is a region on Japan’s central Honshu island, known for its historic castle town Kanazawa, traditional crafts, and scenic coastline along the Sea of Japan.
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C.
Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture is a largely rural region in Japan’s Tōhoku area, known for its rice farming, heavy snowfall, hot springs, and traditional festivals such as the Akita Kanto Matsuri.
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D.
Tokushima Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture is a largely rural coastal region on Japan’s Shikoku island, known for its Awa Odori dance festival and scenic mountains and rivers.
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E.
Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture is a largely rural coastal prefecture on Japan’s southeastern Kyushu island, known for its subtropical climate, scenic beaches, and agricultural production.
- 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: Aki Province Target entity description: Aki Province was a former historical province of Japan located in what is now western Hiroshima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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A.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie Prefecture.
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B.
Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture is a region on Japan’s central Honshu island, known for its historic castle town Kanazawa, traditional crafts, and scenic coastline along the Sea of Japan.
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C.
Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture is a largely rural region in Japan’s Tōhoku area, known for its rice farming, heavy snowfall, hot springs, and traditional festivals such as the Akita Kanto Matsuri.
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D.
Tokushima Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture is a largely rural coastal region on Japan’s Shikoku island, known for its Awa Odori dance festival and scenic mountains and rivers.
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E.
Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture is a largely rural coastal prefecture on Japan’s southeastern Kyushu island, known for its subtropical climate, scenic beaches, and agricultural production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division
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historical province of Japan ⓘ |
| abolishedInReform | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersWith |
Bingo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bitchū Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwami Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Suō Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Ritsuryō system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsIsland |
Itsukushima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miyajima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSite | Itsukushima Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| domainCenterInEdoPeriod | Hiroshima Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Asuka period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Asano clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn | Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Aki no Kuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousCastle |
Hiroshima Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kure naval base area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousShrine | Itsukushima Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCity | Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantWaterBody | Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Hiroshima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kure NERFINISHED ⓘ Miyajima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortCity | Onomichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Itsukushima Shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ naval facilities ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ western Hiroshima Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oldName |
Aki no Kuni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geishū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Saigoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayEquivalent | Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal province ⓘ |
| religionSiteType | Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aki Province Description of subject: Aki Province was a former historical province of Japan located in what is now western Hiroshima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.