Hoshino Gakki
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Hoshino Gakki is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer best known internationally as the company behind the Ibanez brand of guitars and basses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoshino Gakki canonical | 1 |
| Ikeda Gakki (musical instrument retailer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21760030 — 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: Hoshino Gakki Context triple: [Ibanez guitars, parentCompany, Hoshino Gakki]
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A.
Tokyo Shokonsha
Tokyo Shokonsha was the original name of what is now Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to commemorating Japan’s war dead.
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B.
Shogakukan
Shogakukan is a major Japanese publishing company best known for producing popular manga, educational materials, and magazines.
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C.
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Yoshimoto Kogyo is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate best known for managing comedians and producing comedy shows, theater, television, and other media.
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D.
Nippon Kobo
Nippon Kobo was a Japanese design and architecture firm active in the mid-20th century, known for its collaborations with prominent modernist designers such as Charlotte Perriand.
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E.
Nissho
Nissho was a prominent disciple of the Japanese Buddhist monk Nichiren who helped propagate and systematize Nichiren Buddhism.
- 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: Hoshino Gakki Target entity description: Hoshino Gakki is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer best known internationally as the company behind the Ibanez brand of guitars and basses.
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A.
Tokyo Shokonsha
Tokyo Shokonsha was the original name of what is now Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to commemorating Japan’s war dead.
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B.
Shogakukan
Shogakukan is a major Japanese publishing company best known for producing popular manga, educational materials, and magazines.
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C.
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Yoshimoto Kogyo is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate best known for managing comedians and producing comedy shows, theater, television, and other media.
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D.
Nippon Kobo
Nippon Kobo was a Japanese design and architecture firm active in the mid-20th century, known for its collaborations with prominent modernist designers such as Charlotte Perriand.
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E.
Nissho
Nissho was a prominent disciple of the Japanese Buddhist monk Nichiren who helped propagate and systematize Nichiren Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hoshino Gakki