Triple

T6860271
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Townsend Harris E158258 entity
Predicate residence P75 FINISHED
Object Shimoda, Japan
Shimoda, Japan is a coastal city in Shizuoka Prefecture known as one of the first Japanese ports opened to Western trade in the 19th century and for its historical role in early U.S.–Japan relations.
E624575 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Shimoda, Japan | Statement: [Townsend Harris, residence, Shimoda, Japan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shimoda, Japan
Context triple: [Townsend Harris, residence, Shimoda, Japan]
  • A. Morioka, Japan
    Morioka, Japan is a historic city in Iwate Prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu, known for its scenic mountain surroundings, traditional culture, and distinctive local noodle dishes.
  • B. Fujinomiya, Japan
    Fujinomiya, Japan is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture known as a gateway to Mount Fuji and for its scenic views, shrines, and local cuisine.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Kagoshima, Japan
    Kagoshima, Japan is a historic coastal city on the southern tip of Kyushu known for its active Sakurajima volcano, mild climate, and role as a key center of the Meiji Restoration.
  • E. Oppama, Japan
    Oppama, Japan is an industrial coastal district in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, best known for its major Nissan automobile manufacturing plant.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
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: Shimoda, Japan
Triple: [Townsend Harris, residence, Shimoda, Japan]
Generated description
Shimoda, Japan is a coastal city in Shizuoka Prefecture known as one of the first Japanese ports opened to Western trade in the 19th century and for its historical role in early U.S.–Japan relations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shimoda, Japan
Target entity description: Shimoda, Japan is a coastal city in Shizuoka Prefecture known as one of the first Japanese ports opened to Western trade in the 19th century and for its historical role in early U.S.–Japan relations.
  • A. Morioka, Japan
    Morioka, Japan is a historic city in Iwate Prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu, known for its scenic mountain surroundings, traditional culture, and distinctive local noodle dishes.
  • B. Fujinomiya, Japan
    Fujinomiya, Japan is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture known as a gateway to Mount Fuji and for its scenic views, shrines, and local cuisine.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Kagoshima, Japan
    Kagoshima, Japan is a historic coastal city on the southern tip of Kyushu known for its active Sakurajima volcano, mild climate, and role as a key center of the Meiji Restoration.
  • E. Oppama, Japan
    Oppama, Japan is an industrial coastal district in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, best known for its major Nissan automobile manufacturing plant.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69c68830cdbc8190a8301c7a9d9f651a completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d8737fac81909fc546ca2bf6a278 completed March 27, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c72fe79af081909baacbfd4d5e8f24 completed March 28, 2026, 1:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7399b95e081908bbee3a598d6513c completed March 28, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c739f1b20c8190a8ef57357d4956b4 completed March 28, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:21 p.m.