Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
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Mount Kusatsu-Shirane is an active stratovolcano in central Honshu, Japan, known for its acidic crater lakes and popular nearby hot spring resort of Kusatsu Onsen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Kusatsu-Shirane canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4244709 — 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: Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Context triple: [Northeastern Japan Arc, hasVolcano, Mount Kusatsu-Shirane]
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A.
Mount Kurodake
Mount Kurodake is a prominent volcanic peak in Japan’s Hokkaido region, known for its hiking trails, alpine scenery, and access via ropeway and chairlift.
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B.
Kishimadake
Kishimadake is one of the volcanic cones forming part of Japan’s Mount Aso, one of the world’s largest active caldera volcanoes.
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C.
Mount Norikura
Mount Norikura is a large stratovolcano in Japan’s Northern Alps, known for its high elevation, scenic alpine landscapes, and popularity as a hiking and skiing destination.
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D.
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda is a volcanic mountain complex in northern Honshu, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall, scenic hiking, and tragic 1902 military snowstorm disaster.
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E.
Mount Katsuragi
Mount Katsuragi is a mountain on the border of Nara and Osaka Prefectures in Japan, known for its scenic hiking trails and seasonal flower displays, especially azaleas.
- 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: Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Target entity description: Mount Kusatsu-Shirane is an active stratovolcano in central Honshu, Japan, known for its acidic crater lakes and popular nearby hot spring resort of Kusatsu Onsen.
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A.
Mount Kurodake
Mount Kurodake is a prominent volcanic peak in Japan’s Hokkaido region, known for its hiking trails, alpine scenery, and access via ropeway and chairlift.
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B.
Kishimadake
Kishimadake is one of the volcanic cones forming part of Japan’s Mount Aso, one of the world’s largest active caldera volcanoes.
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C.
Mount Norikura
Mount Norikura is a large stratovolcano in Japan’s Northern Alps, known for its high elevation, scenic alpine landscapes, and popularity as a hiking and skiing destination.
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D.
Mount Hakkoda
Mount Hakkoda is a volcanic mountain complex in northern Honshu, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall, scenic hiking, and tragic 1902 military snowstorm disaster.
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E.
Mount Katsuragi
Mount Katsuragi is a mountain on the border of Nara and Osaka Prefectures in Japan, known for its scenic hiking trails and seasonal flower displays, especially azaleas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| access |
hiking trails
ⓘ
mountain road ⓘ |
| category |
Active volcanoes of Japan
ⓘ
Mountains of Gunma Prefecture ⓘ Volcanoes of Honshu ⓘ |
| closeTo | border of Gunma Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| elevation | 2171 m ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | phreatic eruption ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
frequent small eruptions
ⓘ
volcanic tremors ⓘ |
| hasCrater | Yugama crater ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
acidic crater lake
ⓘ
crater lake ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ sulfur deposits ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Yugama crater lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Yugama crater
|
| hasMultipleCraterLakes | true ⓘ |
| hasView | Japanese Alps panorama ⓘ |
| hazard |
ash fall
ⓘ
pyroclastic flow ⓘ volcanic gas emission ⓘ |
| lakePH | strongly acidic ⓘ |
| lastEruptionStart | 2018 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gunma Prefecture
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Joshin’etsu Kogen National Park ⓘ
linked to:
Joshinetsu Kogen National Park
|
| locatedOn | central Honshu ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Japanese Alps ⓘ |
| near |
Kusatsu Onsen
ⓘ
Kusatsu town ⓘ
linked to:
Kusatsu, Gunma
Route 292 (Shiga Kusatsu Kogen Route) ⓘ Shirane Onsen ⓘ |
| partOf | Nasu Volcanic Zone ⓘ |
| protectedArea |
Joshin’etsu Kogen National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Joshinetsu Kogen National Park
|
| region | central Japan ⓘ |
| tourism |
hiking destination
ⓘ
scenic viewpoint ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Northeastern Japan Arc ⓘ |
| volcanicGas | sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Description of subject: Mount Kusatsu-Shirane is an active stratovolcano in central Honshu, Japan, known for its acidic crater lakes and popular nearby hot spring resort of Kusatsu Onsen.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.