Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant
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Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant is a famous Osaka seafood restaurant best known for its iconic giant moving crab sign and specialty crab dishes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kani Doraku restaurant chain | 2 |
| Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1371411 — 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: Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant Context triple: [Kani Doraku crab sign, attachedToBuilding, Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant]
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A.
Morimoto Asia
Morimoto Asia is an upscale Pan-Asian restaurant by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, known for its inventive cuisine and stylish, contemporary setting.
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B.
Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar
Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar is a fusion restaurant concept known for combining gourmet burgers and creative sushi dishes, including "burgushi" hybrids, in a lively, modern setting.
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C.
Nipponbashi Den Den Town
Nipponbashi Den Den Town is Osaka’s main electronics and otaku shopping district, known for its anime, manga, gaming, and hobby stores.
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D.
Sakura Lounge
Sakura Lounge is Japan Airlines’ signature airport lounge brand, offering premium services and amenities to eligible passengers across its network.
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E.
360 Restaurant
360 Restaurant is a revolving fine-dining restaurant located atop Toronto’s CN Tower, offering panoramic city and lake views.
- 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: Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant Target entity description: Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant is a famous Osaka seafood restaurant best known for its iconic giant moving crab sign and specialty crab dishes.
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A.
Morimoto Asia
Morimoto Asia is an upscale Pan-Asian restaurant by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, known for its inventive cuisine and stylish, contemporary setting.
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B.
Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar
Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar is a fusion restaurant concept known for combining gourmet burgers and creative sushi dishes, including "burgushi" hybrids, in a lively, modern setting.
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C.
Nipponbashi Den Den Town
Nipponbashi Den Den Town is Osaka’s main electronics and otaku shopping district, known for its anime, manga, gaming, and hobby stores.
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D.
Sakura Lounge
Sakura Lounge is Japan Airlines’ signature airport lounge brand, offering premium services and amenities to eligible passengers across its network.
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E.
360 Restaurant
360 Restaurant is a revolving fine-dining restaurant located atop Toronto’s CN Tower, offering panoramic city and lake views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
restaurant
ⓘ
seafood restaurant ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kani Doraku main Dotonbori branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Dotonbori
Kani Dōraku Dōtonbori Honten ⓘ
linked to:
Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten
|
| attracts | people taking photos of the crab sign ⓘ |
| category |
Osaka restaurant
ⓘ
crab restaurant ⓘ |
| chainFlagshipOf |
Kani Doraku restaurant chain
ⓘ
linked to:
Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant
|
| city | Osaka ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| cuisine |
Japanese cuisine
ⓘ
kaiseki-style crab courses ⓘ |
| dressCode | casual ⓘ |
| feature | large façade-mounted crab automaton ⓘ |
| hasMenu |
set crab course menus
ⓘ
à la carte crab dishes ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chuo-ku, Osaka
ⓘ
Dotonbori ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| name | Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten ⓘ |
| near |
Dotonbori canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Dotonbori Canal
Namba area of Osaka ⓘ
linked to:
Naniwa-ku, Osaka
|
| notableFor |
giant moving crab sign
ⓘ
iconic Dotonbori landmark ⓘ mechanical crab billboard ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kani Doraku Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| paymentOptions |
cash
ⓘ
credit cards ⓘ |
| popularWith |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| reservationPolicy | reservations recommended ⓘ |
| serves |
crab sushi
ⓘ
crab tempura ⓘ grilled crab ⓘ kani nabe (crab hot pot) ⓘ kani sashimi (raw crab) ⓘ |
| signShape | crab ⓘ |
| signStatus | one of the most recognizable signs in Dotonbori ⓘ |
| signType | mechanical ⓘ |
| specialty |
crab dishes
ⓘ
seafood ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
photo spot
ⓘ
popular tourist restaurant ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant Description of subject: Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant is a famous Osaka seafood restaurant best known for its iconic giant moving crab sign and specialty crab dishes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant
subject linked to:
Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant
linked to: Kani Doraku Dotonbori Honten restaurant