Sounkyo Onsen
E373538
Sounkyo Onsen is a hot spring resort village in Hokkaido, Japan, famed for its dramatic gorge scenery, waterfalls, and access to hiking and skiing in the surrounding mountains.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sounkyo Onsen canonical | 4 |
| Sounkyo Onsen area | 1 |
| Sounkyo hot spring resort | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3619285 — 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: Sounkyo Onsen Context triple: [Daisetsuzan National Park, hasOnsenArea, Sounkyo Onsen]
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A.
Kaga Onsen
Kaga Onsen is a renowned hot spring resort area in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for its historic ryokan inns, traditional culture, and scenic natural surroundings.
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B.
Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen is a historic Japanese hot spring town famed for its seven public bathhouses, traditional ryokan inns, and picturesque willow-lined canals.
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C.
Arima Onsen
Arima Onsen is one of Japan’s oldest and most famous hot spring towns, renowned for its mineral-rich “gold” and “silver” baths nestled in the mountains near Kobe.
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D.
Nozawa Onsen Village
Nozawa Onsen Village is a historic hot-spring and ski resort village in Japan renowned for its traditional ryokan inns, public bathhouses, and powder snow.
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E.
Unzen
Unzen is an active volcanic complex on Japan’s Kyushu Island known for its destructive eruptions and associated pyroclastic flows.
- 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: Sounkyo Onsen Target entity description: Sounkyo Onsen is a hot spring resort village in Hokkaido, Japan, famed for its dramatic gorge scenery, waterfalls, and access to hiking and skiing in the surrounding mountains.
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A.
Kaga Onsen
Kaga Onsen is a renowned hot spring resort area in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for its historic ryokan inns, traditional culture, and scenic natural surroundings.
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B.
Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen is a historic Japanese hot spring town famed for its seven public bathhouses, traditional ryokan inns, and picturesque willow-lined canals.
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C.
Arima Onsen
Arima Onsen is one of Japan’s oldest and most famous hot spring towns, renowned for its mineral-rich “gold” and “silver” baths nestled in the mountains near Kobe.
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D.
Nozawa Onsen Village
Nozawa Onsen Village is a historic hot-spring and ski resort village in Japan renowned for its traditional ryokan inns, public bathhouses, and powder snow.
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E.
Unzen
Unzen is an active volcanic complex on Japan’s Kyushu Island known for its destructive eruptions and associated pyroclastic flows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hot spring resort
ⓘ
onsen town ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
bus
ⓘ
car ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Asahikawa ⓘ |
| climate | cold snowy winters ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| elevation | mountainous area ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
ice climbing (seasonal)
ⓘ
ropeway sightseeing ⓘ skiing (nearby slopes) ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
foot baths
ⓘ
hot spring hotels ⓘ public baths ⓘ ryokan ⓘ |
| hasHotSpringType |
chloride spring
ⓘ
sodium spring ⓘ sulfur spring ⓘ |
| hasView |
columnar cliffs
ⓘ
deep gorge landscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
autumn foliage
ⓘ
dramatic gorge scenery ⓘ hiking ⓘ hot springs ⓘ ice festival ⓘ skiing ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Daisetsuzan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Daisetsuzan
Hokkaido ⓘ Ishikari River gorge ⓘ Kamikawa Subprefecture ⓘ Kamikawa Town ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Hokkaido Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido
|
| near |
Ginga no Taki Waterfall
ⓘ
Mount Daisetsu ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Naka Daisetsu
Mount Kurodake ⓘ Ryusei no Taki Waterfall ⓘ
linked to:
Ginga no Taki Waterfall
Sounkyo Gorge ⓘ |
| partOf | Daisetsuzan National Park ⓘ |
| primaryRiver | Ishikari River ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Hokkaido
ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido northern coast
|
| seasonalAttraction |
autumn leaves viewing
ⓘ
winter ice illuminations ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType |
mountain resort
ⓘ
onsen resort ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Daisetsuzan volcanic group
ⓘ
linked to:
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sounkyo Onsen Description of subject: Sounkyo Onsen is a hot spring resort village in Hokkaido, Japan, famed for its dramatic gorge scenery, waterfalls, and access to hiking and skiing in the surrounding mountains.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sounkyo Onsen
linked to: Sounkyo Onsen