Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
E274892
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto is a northeastern ward of Kyoto City known for its major universities, historic temples, and scenic natural areas including parts of the Higashiyama and Kitayama mountains.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakyo-ku, Kyoto canonical | 30 |
| Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan | 3 |
| Sakyō-ku, Kyoto | 3 |
| Sakyo Ward, Kyoto | 2 |
| Higashiyama area of Kyoto | 1 |
| Kamo area of Kyoto | 1 |
| Kitayama, Kyoto | 1 |
| Okazaki museum district of Kyoto | 1 |
| Sakyo‑ku, Kyoto | 1 |
| northern Kyoto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2080238 — 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: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Context triple: [Yoshida Campus, locatedInDistrict, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto]
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A.
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto is a central ward of Kyoto City known for its historic neighborhoods, traditional culture, and many important temples and shrines.
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B.
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka is a ward in northern Osaka City known as a major transportation hub, notably hosting Shin-Osaka Station, the city’s primary Shinkansen terminal.
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C.
Bunkyo, Tokyo
Bunkyo, Tokyo is a central special ward of Tokyo known for its educational institutions, cultural sites, and major sports venues such as the Tokyo Dome.
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D.
Chuo-ku, Osaka
Chuo-ku, Osaka is a central ward of Osaka City known as a major commercial, business, and entertainment hub.
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E.
Gion district
Gion district is Kyoto’s famous traditional entertainment quarter, renowned for its historic wooden machiya houses, teahouses, and geisha (geiko and maiko) culture.
- 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: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Target entity description: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto is a northeastern ward of Kyoto City known for its major universities, historic temples, and scenic natural areas including parts of the Higashiyama and Kitayama mountains.
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A.
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto is a central ward of Kyoto City known for its historic neighborhoods, traditional culture, and many important temples and shrines.
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B.
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka is a ward in northern Osaka City known as a major transportation hub, notably hosting Shin-Osaka Station, the city’s primary Shinkansen terminal.
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C.
Bunkyo, Tokyo
Bunkyo, Tokyo is a central special ward of Tokyo known for its educational institutions, cultural sites, and major sports venues such as the Tokyo Dome.
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D.
Chuo-ku, Osaka
Chuo-ku, Osaka is a central ward of Osaka City known as a major commercial, business, and entertainment hub.
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E.
Gion district
Gion district is Kyoto’s famous traditional entertainment quarter, renowned for its historic wooden machiya houses, teahouses, and geisha (geiko and maiko) culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
ward of Kyoto City ⓘ |
| borders |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
ⓘ
Kita-ku, Kyoto ⓘ Shiga Prefecture ⓘ Yamashina-ku, Kyoto ⓘ
linked to:
Yamashina, Kyoto
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| contains |
Higashiyama mountains (part)
ⓘ
linked to:
Higashiyama Mountains
Iwakura area ⓘ Kifune area ⓘ Kita Shirakawa area ⓘ Kitayama mountains (part) ⓘ
linked to:
Kitayama Mountains
Kurama area ⓘ Ohara area ⓘ Okazaki area ⓘ Yoshida area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
important cultural heritage sites
ⓘ
large student population ⓘ mix of urban and rural landscapes ⓘ popular tourist destination within Kyoto City ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 左京区 ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Eikando Zenrin-ji
ⓘ
linked to:
Eikan-do Zenrin-ji
Enryaku-ji (access via Mount Hiei side) ⓘ
linked to:
Enryaku-ji
Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion) ⓘ
linked to:
Ginkaku-ji
Heian Shrine ⓘ Kifune Shrine ⓘ Kurama-dera ⓘ Kyoto International Conference Center (nearby in northern area) ⓘ Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art) ⓘ Kyoto Municipal Zoo ⓘ Nanzen-ji ⓘ Philosopher’s Path ⓘ
linked to:
Philosopher's Path
Sanzen-in (Ohara) ⓘ Shugakuin Imperial Villa ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
Eizan Electric Railway
ⓘ
Keihan Electric Railway (part of lines) ⓘ
linked to:
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Kyoto City Bus network ⓘ Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line (northern terminus nearby) ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto Municipal Subway
|
| hosts |
Doshisha University (Imadegawa-related facilities nearby/partly)
ⓘ
linked to:
Doshisha University
Kyoto Institute of Technology ⓘ Kyoto Seika University ⓘ Kyoto University (main campus) ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto University
Kyoto University of Art and Design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic temples and shrines
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major universities ⓘ mountain hiking and nature trails ⓘ scenic natural areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Kansai region ⓘ northeastern Kyoto City ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kyoto City
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Kamo River (upper reaches)
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linked to:
Kamo River
|
| UTCOffset | +9 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Description of subject: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto is a northeastern ward of Kyoto City known for its major universities, historic temples, and scenic natural areas including parts of the Higashiyama and Kitayama mountains.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Faculty of Science
subject linked to:
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
linked to: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
subject linked to:
kitayama sugi
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subject linked to:
Graduate School of Letters
linked to: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
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subject linked to:
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art)
linked to: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
subject linked to:
Kyoto International Conference Center (nearby in northern area)