Uraga Channel
E195824
Uraga Channel is the strait at the mouth of Tokyo Bay that serves as a key maritime gateway between the bay and the open Pacific Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uraga Channel canonical | 4 |
| 浦賀水道 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1279069 — 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: Uraga Channel Context triple: [Tokyo Bay, connectedTo, Uraga Channel]
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A.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits is a narrow sea passage in southwestern Japan that separates the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
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C.
Nemuro Strait
Nemuro Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Hokkaido from the southern Kuril Islands, known for its rich marine life and geopolitical significance.
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D.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Sōya Strait
Sōya Strait is the narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island, serving as a key shipping route connecting the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
- 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: Uraga Channel Target entity description: Uraga Channel is the strait at the mouth of Tokyo Bay that serves as a key maritime gateway between the bay and the open Pacific Ocean.
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A.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits is a narrow sea passage in southwestern Japan that separates the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
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C.
Nemuro Strait
Nemuro Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Hokkaido from the southern Kuril Islands, known for its rich marine life and geopolitical significance.
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D.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Sōya Strait
Sōya Strait is the narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island, serving as a key shipping route connecting the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853
ⓘ
opening of Japan to Western trade ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| formsEntranceTo | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| function | maritime gateway between Tokyo Bay and the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Uraga bugyō (magistrate) defenses in Edo period
ⓘ
coastal batteries during Edo period ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | entry route of Commodore Perry’s Black Ships ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRole | main entrance channel for large vessels to Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force bases in Yokosuka ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPort |
Port of Kawasaki (via Tokyo Bay)
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Kawasaki
Port of Tokyo (via Tokyo Bay) ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Tokyo
Port of Yokohama (via Tokyo Bay) ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Yokohama
|
| hasRole | key approach route to the Greater Tokyo Area by sea ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
access route to Tokyo
ⓘ
access route to Tokyo Port ⓘ access route to Yokohama Port ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
container ships ⓘ fishing boats ⓘ naval vessels ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ |
| JapaneseName |
浦賀水道
ⓘ
linked to:
Uraga Channel
|
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Miura Peninsula and Bōsō Peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Miura Peninsula
|
| locatedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kantō region ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Uraga ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Miura
ⓘ
Yokosuka ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
approaches to Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Japanese maritime authorities ⓘ |
| separates |
Bōsō Peninsula
ⓘ
Miura Peninsula ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ international shipping ⓘ naval traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayType | natural strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uraga Channel Description of subject: Uraga Channel is the strait at the mouth of Tokyo Bay that serves as a key maritime gateway between the bay and the open Pacific Ocean.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Uraga Channel