Dejima
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Dejima was a small artificial island in Nagasaki Bay that served as the Dutch trading post and Japan’s primary window to the Western world during its period of national isolation (sakoku).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dejima canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1617175 — 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: Dejima Context triple: [Deshima, alsoKnownAs, Dejima]
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A.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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B.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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C.
Okutama
Okutama is a mountainous town in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas at the headwaters of the Tama River.
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D.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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E.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
- 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: Dejima Target entity description: Dejima was a small artificial island in Nagasaki Bay that served as the Dutch trading post and Japan’s primary window to the Western world during its period of national isolation (sakoku).
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A.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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B.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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C.
Okutama
Okutama is a mountainous town in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas at the headwaters of the Tama River.
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D.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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E.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial island
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| accessControlledBy | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| area | approximately 15,000 square meters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tokugawa shogunate
ⓘ
rangaku ⓘ |
| city | Nagasaki ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Nagasaki mainland by a small bridge ⓘ |
| constructedAs | artificial island ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Portuguese traders ⓘ |
| constructedIn | 1630s ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryNow | Japan ⓘ |
| declineBegan | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| foreignResidentsRestrictedTo | Dutch traders ⓘ |
| functionEndedWith | opening of Japan in the 1850s ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
|
| importedGoods |
books
ⓘ
scientific instruments ⓘ sugar ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| JapaneseAccessRestrictedTo | licensed officials and interpreters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural exchange between Japan and the West
ⓘ
introduction of Western science to Japan ⓘ monopoly of Dutch trade with Japan ⓘ |
| laterManagedBy |
Dutch government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the Netherlands
|
| laterUsedBy | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edo-period Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Edo period
Kyushu ⓘ Nagasaki ⓘ Nagasaki Bay ⓘ |
| managedBy | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| partiallyReconstructedAs | historical tourist site ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | Edo period ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
Dutch trading post
ⓘ
Japan’s window to the Western world ⓘ |
| region | Kyushu ⓘ |
| servedAs | sole official European trading post in Japan during sakoku ⓘ |
| shape | fan-shaped island ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
copper
ⓘ
porcelain ⓘ silk ⓘ |
| tradingNation |
Japan
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| usedDuring | sakoku ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dejima Description of subject: Dejima was a small artificial island in Nagasaki Bay that served as the Dutch trading post and Japan’s primary window to the Western world during its period of national isolation (sakoku).
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.