Tōhoku Shinkansen
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The Tōhoku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Tōhoku region in the northeast of Honshu.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tohoku Shinkansen | 14 |
| Tōhoku Shinkansen canonical | 13 |
| JR East Shinkansen network | 1 |
| 東北新幹線 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592351 — 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: Tōhoku Shinkansen Context triple: [Tokyo Station, serves, Tōhoku Shinkansen]
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A.
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
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B.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
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C.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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D.
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
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E.
JR Yamanote Line
The JR Yamanote Line is a busy circular railway loop in central Tokyo that connects many of the city’s major urban hubs and transit interchanges.
- 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: Tōhoku Shinkansen Target entity description: The Tōhoku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Tōhoku region in the northeast of Honshu.
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A.
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
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B.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
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C.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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D.
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
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E.
JR Yamanote Line
The JR Yamanote Line is a busy circular railway loop in central Tokyo that connects many of the city’s major urban hubs and transit interchanges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinkansen line
ⓘ
high-speed rail line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Hachinohe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morioka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai ⓘ Shin-Aomori NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Akita Shinkansen
ⓘ
Hokkaido Shinkansen ⓘ Joetsu Shinkansen ⓘ
linked to:
Jōetsu Shinkansen
Yamagata Shinkansen ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | AC 25 kV 50 Hz overhead catenary ⓘ |
| endingPoint | Shin-Aomori Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendedTo |
Hachinohe Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shin-Aomori Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| initialSectionOpened | Omiya–Morioka ⓘ |
| isHighSpeedRail | true ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 674 km ⓘ |
| locale | Honshu ⓘ |
| majorStation |
Fukushima Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hachinohe Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Morioka Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Omiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shin-Aomori Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Utsunomiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumOperatingSpeed | 320 km/h ⓘ |
| nativeName |
東北新幹線
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōhoku Shinkansen
|
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| opened | 1982-06-23 ⓘ |
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
ⓘ
JR East ⓘ
linked to:
East Japan Railway Company
|
| owner | East Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Shinkansen network of Japan ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Tōhoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
|
| serviceType |
Hayabusa
ⓘ
Hayate ⓘ Komachi ⓘ
linked to:
Yamabiko
Nasuno ⓘ Yamabiko ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Tokyo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Shin-Aomori Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
E2 series Shinkansen
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E3 series Shinkansen ⓘ E5 series Shinkansen ⓘ E6 series Shinkansen ⓘ H5 series Shinkansen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tōhoku Shinkansen Description of subject: The Tōhoku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Tōhoku region in the northeast of Honshu.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Morioka, Japan
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subject linked to:
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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subject linked to:
Oshu, Iwate, Japan