Shin-Osaka
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Shin-Osaka is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving as the primary Shinkansen (bullet train) terminal linking the city with other regions across the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shin-Osaka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11575689 — 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: Shin-Osaka Context triple: [JR West Shinkansen, connectsCity, Shin-Osaka]
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A.
Osaka Namba
Osaka Namba is a major railway station and commercial hub in central Osaka, Japan, serving multiple private rail lines and providing access to the bustling Namba entertainment and shopping district.
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B.
Higashiōsaka
Higashiōsaka is an industrial and residential city in Japan known for its manufacturing base and location within the Osaka metropolitan area.
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C.
Umeda, Osaka
Umeda, Osaka is a major commercial and transportation district in Osaka, Japan, known for its dense cluster of department stores, office towers, and railway terminals.
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D.
Sakai, Osaka
Sakai, Osaka is a historic port city in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, known for its ancient burial mounds, traditional craftsmanship, and role as a major commercial center.
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E.
Moriguchi, Osaka
Moriguchi, Osaka is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial suburb within the 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: Shin-Osaka Target entity description: Shin-Osaka is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving as the primary Shinkansen (bullet train) terminal linking the city with other regions across the country.
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A.
Osaka Namba
Osaka Namba is a major railway station and commercial hub in central Osaka, Japan, serving multiple private rail lines and providing access to the bustling Namba entertainment and shopping district.
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B.
Higashiōsaka
Higashiōsaka is an industrial and residential city in Japan known for its manufacturing base and location within the Osaka metropolitan area.
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C.
Umeda, Osaka
Umeda, Osaka is a major commercial and transportation district in Osaka, Japan, known for its dense cluster of department stores, office towers, and railway terminals.
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D.
Sakai, Osaka
Sakai, Osaka is a historic port city in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, known for its ancient burial mounds, traditional craftsmanship, and role as a major commercial center.
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E.
Moriguchi, Osaka
Moriguchi, Osaka is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial suburb within the Osaka metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinkansen station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnMidosujiLine |
Higashi-Mikuni Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnTokaidoShinkansen |
Kyoto Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shin-Kobe Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityServed | Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Fukuoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ Shin-Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 3 km north of central Osaka ⓘ |
| fareZone | JR West urban network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
restaurants
ⓘ
shops ⓘ ticket offices ⓘ |
| hasService |
Shinkansen services
ⓘ
limited express trains ⓘ local trains ⓘ rapid trains ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 新大阪駅 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ Osaka ⓘ Osaka Prefecture ⓘ Yodogawa-ku, Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorStation |
Osaka Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umeda Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1964 ⓘ |
| openingPurpose | terminal for Tokaido Shinkansen extension to Osaka ⓘ |
| operator |
Central Japan Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JR Central NERFINISHED ⓘ JR West ⓘ Osaka Metro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
JR West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | island platforms ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | Shinkansen terminal for Osaka ⓘ |
| railwayHubFor | Osaka metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy |
JR Kobe Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JR Kyoto Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka Higashi Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka Metro Midosuji Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanyo Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokaido Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | gateway to Kansai region for Shinkansen passengers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shin-Osaka Description of subject: Shin-Osaka is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving as the primary Shinkansen (bullet train) terminal linking the city with other regions across the country.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.