Yoshino River
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The Yoshino River is one of Japan’s major rivers, renowned for its strong currents, hydroelectric dams, and scenic gorges as it flows across the island of Shikoku.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoshino River canonical | 8 |
| Yoshino River basin | 2 |
| Yoshino River delta | 1 |
| 吉野川 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T574397 — 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: Yoshino River Context triple: [Shikoku, traversedBy, Yoshino River]
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A.
Shinano River
The Shinano River is Japan’s longest river, flowing through central Honshu before emptying into the Sea of Japan.
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B.
Katsura River
The Katsura River is a scenic river in Japan’s Kyoto Prefecture, famed for flowing through the Arashiyama district and its picturesque bridges, cherry blossoms, and traditional boat rides.
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C.
Kamo River
The Kamo River is a prominent river running through Kyoto, Japan, known for its scenic banks, seasonal cherry blossoms, and role as a central gathering place for locals and visitors.
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D.
Kiso River
The Kiso River is a major river in central Japan known for flowing through the Kiso Valley and contributing to the Nōbi Plain’s fertile landscape.
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E.
Hiran River
The Hiran River is a significant river in central India that flows through Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, supporting local ecosystems and communities before joining the Narmada River.
- 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: Yoshino River Target entity description: The Yoshino River is one of Japan’s major rivers, renowned for its strong currents, hydroelectric dams, and scenic gorges as it flows across the island of Shikoku.
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A.
Shinano River
The Shinano River is Japan’s longest river, flowing through central Honshu before emptying into the Sea of Japan.
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B.
Katsura River
The Katsura River is a scenic river in Japan’s Kyoto Prefecture, famed for flowing through the Arashiyama district and its picturesque bridges, cherry blossoms, and traditional boat rides.
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C.
Kamo River
The Kamo River is a prominent river running through Kyoto, Japan, known for its scenic banks, seasonal cherry blossoms, and role as a central gathering place for locals and visitors.
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D.
Kiso River
The Kiso River is a major river in central Japan known for flowing through the Kiso Valley and contributing to the Nōbi Plain’s fertile landscape.
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E.
Hiran River
The Hiran River is a significant river in central India that flows through Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, supporting local ecosystems and communities before joining the Narmada River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shikoku Saburō ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west-to-east across Shikoku ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Kii Channel ⓘ |
| hasBasinArea | approximately 3,750 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Yoshino River Ohashi ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
Shikoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Shikoku
Tokushima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGorge |
Koboke Gorge
ⓘ
Oboke Gorge ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricDam |
Ikeda Dam
ⓘ
Nagayasuguchi Dam ⓘ Sameura Dam ⓘ
linked to:
Ikeda Dam
|
| hasRecreationActivity |
kayaking
ⓘ
rafting ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Dōzan River
ⓘ
Niyodo River ⓘ |
| isMajorRiverOf |
Japan
ⓘ
Shikoku ⓘ |
| japaneseName |
吉野川
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoshino River
|
| knownFor |
flood control infrastructure
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ scenic gorges ⓘ strong currents ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| length | about 194 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ehime Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kōchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikoku ⓘ Tokushima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan ⓘ |
| mouth | Kii Channel ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Tokushima City ⓘ |
| partOf | Seto Inland Sea watershed ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Miyoshi City
ⓘ
Tokushima City ⓘ |
| region | Shikoku Mountains ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Yoshino River system ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Mount Ishizuchi area ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Ehime Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | flooding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ navigation in lower reaches ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yoshino River Description of subject: The Yoshino River is one of Japan’s major rivers, renowned for its strong currents, hydroelectric dams, and scenic gorges as it flows across the island of Shikoku.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yoshino River
linked to: Yoshino River
linked to: Yoshino River