Shirakawa
E1588155
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Shirakawa is a central character in Haruki Murakami’s novel "After Dark," around whom much of the story’s nocturnal, surreal events unfold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shirakawa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18351371 — 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: Shirakawa Context triple: [After Dark, mainCharacter, Shirakawa]
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A.
Shirakawa
Shirakawa is the posthumous name of a Japanese emperor of the late Heian period known for consolidating cloistered rule and strengthening imperial authority.
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B.
Shirakawa
Shirakawa is a Japanese city best known for its historic Shirakawa Castle and traditional townscape in Fukushima Prefecture.
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C.
Shibukawa
Shibukawa is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to nearby hot spring resorts such as Ikaho Onsen.
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D.
Gokayama
Gokayama is a historic mountain village in Japan’s Toyama Prefecture, renowned for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Shiraoi
Shiraoi is a coastal town in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its Ainu cultural heritage and natural hot springs.
- 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: Shirakawa Target entity description: Shirakawa is a central character in Haruki Murakami’s novel "After Dark," around whom much of the story’s nocturnal, surreal events unfold.
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A.
Shirakawa
Shirakawa is the posthumous name of a Japanese emperor of the late Heian period known for consolidating cloistered rule and strengthening imperial authority.
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B.
Shirakawa
Shirakawa is a Japanese city best known for its historic Shirakawa Castle and traditional townscape in Fukushima Prefecture.
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C.
Shibukawa
Shibukawa is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to nearby hot spring resorts such as Ikaho Onsen.
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D.
Gokayama
Gokayama is a historic mountain village in Japan’s Toyama Prefecture, renowned for its traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Shiraoi
Shiraoi is a coastal town in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its Ainu cultural heritage and natural hot springs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.