Meguro River
E325780
The Meguro River is a well-known urban river in Tokyo, Japan, famous for its picturesque cherry blossom-lined banks that attract many visitors during spring.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meguro River canonical | 6 |
| Meguro River (lower reaches) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2463619 — 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: Meguro River Context triple: [Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, traversedByRiver, Meguro River]
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A.
Sumida River
The Sumida River is a historically significant river flowing through central Tokyo, known for its scenic bridges, cherry blossoms, and cultural prominence in Japanese art and literature.
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B.
Neyagawa River
The Neyagawa River is a waterway in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, that flows through urban areas such as Higashiōsaka and plays a role in local drainage and flood control.
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C.
Arakawa River
The Arakawa River is a major river in the Tokyo region of Japan, known for its extensive flood control systems and role in shaping the urban landscape.
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D.
Yoshino River
The Yoshino River is one of Japan’s major rivers, renowned for its strong currents, hydroelectric dams, and scenic gorges as it flows across the island of Shikoku.
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E.
Minoh River
The Minoh River is a small scenic river in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for flowing through Minoh Quasi-National Park and alongside the famous Minoh Waterfall.
- 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: Meguro River Target entity description: The Meguro River is a well-known urban river in Tokyo, Japan, famous for its picturesque cherry blossom-lined banks that attract many visitors during spring.
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A.
Sumida River
The Sumida River is a historically significant river flowing through central Tokyo, known for its scenic bridges, cherry blossoms, and cultural prominence in Japanese art and literature.
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B.
Neyagawa River
The Neyagawa River is a waterway in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, that flows through urban areas such as Higashiōsaka and plays a role in local drainage and flood control.
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C.
Arakawa River
The Arakawa River is a major river in the Tokyo region of Japan, known for its extensive flood control systems and role in shaping the urban landscape.
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D.
Yoshino River
The Yoshino River is one of Japan’s major rivers, renowned for its strong currents, hydroelectric dams, and scenic gorges as it flows across the island of Shikoku.
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E.
Minoh River
The Minoh River is a small scenic river in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for flowing through Minoh Quasi-National Park and alongside the famous Minoh Waterfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
urban river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Meguro Ward
ⓘ
Setagaya Ward ⓘ
linked to:
Setagaya
Shinagawa Ward ⓘ
linked to:
Shinagawa
Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
hanami
ⓘ
nighttime cherry blossom viewing ⓘ riverside walking ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
embankments
ⓘ
pedestrian bridges ⓘ riverside walkways ⓘ |
| hasLightingEvent | cherry blossom illumination ⓘ |
| hasMajorViewpoint |
Gotanda area
ⓘ
Meguro area ⓘ
linked to:
Meguro Ward
Nakameguro area ⓘ
linked to:
Nakameguro
|
| hasNameInJapanese |
目黒川
ⓘ
linked to:
Shibuya River
|
| hasSeasonalEvent | cherry blossom festival ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
cherry trees
ⓘ
ornamental plantings ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy |
Gotanda Station
ⓘ
Meguro Station ⓘ Nakameguro Station ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanArea |
Greater Tokyo Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo metropolitan area
|
| isPopularInSeason | spring ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | tourist guides about Tokyo cherry blossoms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cherry blossoms
ⓘ
sakura viewing ⓘ urban riverside promenade ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 4.86 miles
ⓘ
approximately 7.82 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Meguro Ward
ⓘ
Setagaya Ward ⓘ
linked to:
Setagaya
Shinagawa Ward ⓘ
linked to:
Shinagawa
Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| partOf | Tokyo river system ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| watercourseType | canalized river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meguro River Description of subject: The Meguro River is a well-known urban river in Tokyo, Japan, famous for its picturesque cherry blossom-lined banks that attract many visitors during spring.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meguro River