Mount Tanigawa
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Mount Tanigawa is a prominent peak on the border of Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Japan, known for its rugged terrain, heavy snowfall, and popularity among climbers and hikers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Tanigawa canonical | 10 |
| Mount Hotaka (Gunma) | 1 |
| Tanigawa-dake main ridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T802319 — 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: Mount Tanigawa Context triple: [Mount Akagi, viewOf, Mount Tanigawa]
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A.
Mount Ishizuchi
Mount Ishizuchi is a prominent and sacred peak in western Japan, renowned as one of the country's Seven Holy Mountains and a popular destination for hiking and pilgrimage.
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B.
Mount Haruna
Mount Haruna is an active stratovolcano in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic caldera lake, hot springs, and popular hiking and sightseeing spots.
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C.
Mount Aso
Mount Aso is one of Japan’s largest and most active volcanoes, featuring a vast caldera and multiple central cones on the island of Kyushu.
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D.
Mount Akagi
Mount Akagi is a prominent volcanic mountain in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture, known for its caldera lakes, scenic hiking trails, and cultural significance in local folklore.
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E.
Kurohime-yama
Kurohime-yama is a subsidiary peak of Japan’s Mount Akagi, known as part of the volcanic mountain’s multi-summit range in Gunma Prefecture.
- 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: Mount Tanigawa Target entity description: Mount Tanigawa is a prominent peak on the border of Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Japan, known for its rugged terrain, heavy snowfall, and popularity among climbers and hikers.
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A.
Mount Ishizuchi
Mount Ishizuchi is a prominent and sacred peak in western Japan, renowned as one of the country's Seven Holy Mountains and a popular destination for hiking and pilgrimage.
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B.
Mount Haruna
Mount Haruna is an active stratovolcano in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic caldera lake, hot springs, and popular hiking and sightseeing spots.
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C.
Mount Aso
Mount Aso is one of Japan’s largest and most active volcanoes, featuring a vast caldera and multiple central cones on the island of Kyushu.
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D.
Mount Akagi
Mount Akagi is a prominent volcanic mountain in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture, known for its caldera lakes, scenic hiking trails, and cultural significance in local folklore.
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E.
Kurohime-yama
Kurohime-yama is a subsidiary peak of Japan’s Mount Akagi, known as part of the volcanic mountain’s multi-summit range in Gunma Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing destination
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mountain ⓘ |
| accessedBy | Tanigawadake Ropeway ⓘ |
| climbingSeason |
summer
ⓘ
winter (alpine and ice climbing) ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| elevation |
1977 m
ⓘ
6490 ft ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
frequent fog
ⓘ
rapid weather changes ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
rocky ridges
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ |
| hasProtectedAreaStatus | part of Joshin’etsu-kogen National Park ⓘ |
| hasReputationAs | one of Japan’s most dangerous mountains for climbers ⓘ |
| hasSnowCondition | deep snowpack in winter ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature | double peak ⓘ |
| hasSummitName |
Oki-no-mimi
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Toma-no-mimi ⓘ |
| hasTrailheadAt |
Tanigawadake Ropeway base station
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanigawadake Ropeway
|
| hasViewOf |
Echigo Mountains
ⓘ
Mount Naeba ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | famous Japanese mountaineering objectives ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mikuni Mountains ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 谷川岳 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine climbing routes
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heavy snowfall ⓘ high accident rate ⓘ popularity among climbers ⓘ popularity among hikers ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gunma Prefecture
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Niigata Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Minakami ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
Gunma Prefecture
ⓘ
Niigata Prefecture ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Tanigawa Mountain Range ⓘ |
| nearestRailwayStation | Doai Station ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ ice climbing ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ |
| region |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
avalanches
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falls on steep terrain ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Tanigawa Description of subject: Mount Tanigawa is a prominent peak on the border of Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Japan, known for its rugged terrain, heavy snowfall, and popularity among climbers and hikers.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mount Tanigawa
linked to: Mount Tanigawa