Triple
T11384677
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thunderbird limited express |
E269685
|
entity |
| Predicate | regionServed |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kansai region |
E1806
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Kansai region | Statement: [Thunderbird limited express, regionServed, Kansai region]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kansai region Context triple: [Thunderbird limited express, regionServed, Kansai region]
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A.
Kansai region
chosen
The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.
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B.
Chūbu region
The Chūbu region is a central area of Japan on Honshu Island, known for encompassing the Japanese Alps and including major prefectures such as Aichi, Nagano, and Shizuoka.
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C.
Honshu–Shikoku area
The Honshu–Shikoku area is a key region of Japan encompassing the strait and surrounding zones between the main islands of Honshu and Shikoku, linked by major bridge and transportation networks.
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D.
Chūgoku region
The Chūgoku region is a western part of Japan’s main island Honshu, known for cities like Hiroshima and Okayama and a mix of industrial centers, historic sites, and rural landscapes.
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E.
Kantō region
The Kantō region is a major geographical and economic area of eastern Honshu, Japan, encompassing Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures and serving as the country’s political and population center.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aacdbc6c8190af6dc3d5f5d22836 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7fc34f1f0819082dd977313ee6070 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e712e6288481908071e248a50209e0 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.