Triple

T14979590
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Asahidake Ropeway E373539 entity
Predicate locatedIn P40 FINISHED
Object Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Higashikawa, Hokkaido is a small town in central Hokkaido, Japan, known as a gateway to the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake hot spring and ski areas.
 E1160624 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Higashikawa, Hokkaido | Statement: [Asahidake Ropeway, locatedIn, Higashikawa, Hokkaido]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Context triple: [Asahidake Ropeway, locatedIn, Higashikawa, Hokkaido]
  • A. Fukagawa, Hokkaido
    Fukagawa, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture known for its agriculture, particularly rice farming, and its snowy climate.
  • B. Shiraoi, Hokkaido
    Shiraoi, Hokkaido is a coastal town in northern Japan known for its Ainu cultural heritage and natural hot springs.
  • C. Ozora, Hokkaido
    Ozora, Hokkaido is a small town in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the scenic Okhotsk area.
  • D. Ishikari, Hokkaido
    Ishikari, Hokkaido is a coastal city in northern Japan known for its fishing industry, proximity to Sapporo, and location at the mouth of the Ishikari River on the Sea of Japan.
  • E. Rusutsu, Hokkaido
    Rusutsu, Hokkaido is a village in Japan’s northernmost prefecture best known for its large ski resort and year-round outdoor recreation.
  • 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: Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Target entity description: Higashikawa, Hokkaido is a small town in central Hokkaido, Japan, known as a gateway to the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake hot spring and ski areas.
  • A. Fukagawa, Hokkaido
    Fukagawa, Hokkaido is a city in Japan’s northern Hokkaido prefecture known for its agriculture, particularly rice farming, and its snowy climate.
  • B. Shiraoi, Hokkaido
    Shiraoi, Hokkaido is a coastal town in northern Japan known for its Ainu cultural heritage and natural hot springs.
  • C. Ozora, Hokkaido
    Ozora, Hokkaido is a small town in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the scenic Okhotsk area.
  • D. Ishikari, Hokkaido
    Ishikari, Hokkaido is a coastal city in northern Japan known for its fishing industry, proximity to Sapporo, and location at the mouth of the Ishikari River on the Sea of Japan.
  • E. Rusutsu, Hokkaido
    Rusutsu, Hokkaido is a village in Japan’s northernmost prefecture best known for its large ski resort and year-round outdoor recreation.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Higashikawa, Hokkaido
Triple: [Asahidake Ropeway, locatedIn, Higashikawa, Hokkaido]
Generated description
Higashikawa, Hokkaido is a small town in central Hokkaido, Japan, known as a gateway to the Daisetsuzan National Park and the Asahidake hot spring and ski areas.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85ccbbcd48190acb56e7cf104d8ad elicitation completed
NER batch_69ded6fcebf481909f72cab577560d82 ner completed
NED1 batch_69ff3647bda881909a83311926096a29 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ff382f1bbc8190810d0d825430f9ea ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ff376dac388190ab3b7e3553d2de29 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:51 a.m.