Hagi
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Hagi is a historic castle town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved samurai districts, traditional streets, and role in the late Edo and Meiji Restoration periods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hagi canonical | 18 |
| Hagi, Chōshū Domain | 4 |
| Hagi (castle town of Chōshū) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4724800 — 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: Hagi Context triple: [Hagi Rebellion, location, Hagi]
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A.
Higashiyamato
Higashiyamato is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Tama region’s parks and green spaces.
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B.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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C.
Honjo
Honjo is a historic district in Tokyo known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and close ties to the Sumida River area.
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D.
Urakami
Urakami is a historic district of Nagasaki, Japan, known notably as the area devastated by the atomic bombing during World War II and for its prominent Catholic heritage.
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E.
Sumoto
Sumoto is a coastal city located on Awaji Island in Japan, known for its hot springs, scenic views of the Seto Inland Sea, and citrus production.
- 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: Hagi Target entity description: Hagi is a historic castle town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved samurai districts, traditional streets, and role in the late Edo and Meiji Restoration periods.
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A.
Higashiyamato
Higashiyamato is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Tama region’s parks and green spaces.
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B.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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C.
Honjo
Honjo is a historic district in Tokyo known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and close ties to the Sumida River area.
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D.
Urakami
Urakami is a historic district of Nagasaki, Japan, known notably as the area devastated by the atomic bombing during World War II and for its prominent Catholic heritage.
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E.
Sumoto
Sumoto is a coastal city located on Awaji Island in Japan, known for its hot springs, scenic views of the Seto Inland Sea, and citrus production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle town
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city ⓘ |
| associatedWithClan | Mōri clan ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Edo period
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Meiji Restoration ⓘ late Edo period ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Itō Hirobumi
ⓘ
Kido Takayoshi ⓘ Takasugi Shinsaku ⓘ Yoshida Shōin ⓘ |
| contains |
Hagi Castle Town
ⓘ
linked to:
Hagi Castle
Horiuchi district ⓘ Sakamoto district ⓘ former samurai residences ⓘ merchant houses ⓘ narrow traditional streets ⓘ white-plaster earthen walls ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hagi City government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Hagi Castle ruins in Shizuki Park
ⓘ
Hagi Museum ⓘ birthplaces of Meiji Restoration figures ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty |
Shōka Sonjuku Academy site
ⓘ
linked to:
Shōka Sonjuku academy
former Hagi Castle townscape preservation district ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
Japan Heritage site
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part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution" ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | castle town of the Chōshū Domain ⓘ |
| historicalDomainCenterOf | Chōshū Domain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hagi Castle ruins
ⓘ
linked to:
Hagi Castle
Hagi ware pottery ⓘ historic townscape ⓘ traditional streets ⓘ well-preserved samurai districts ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
ⓘ
Yamaguchi Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sea of Japan coast ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Hashimoto River
ⓘ
Matsumoto River ⓘ |
| partOf | Honshu ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
center of anti-Tokugawa activities before Meiji Restoration
ⓘ
training ground for Meiji Restoration leaders ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism destination
ⓘ
heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
| transportAccess | served by San’in Main Line stations nearby ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hagi Description of subject: Hagi is a historic castle town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved samurai districts, traditional streets, and role in the late Edo and Meiji Restoration periods.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
subject linked to:
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Hagi
linked to: Hagi
subject linked to:
Shōka Sonjuku academy
linked to: Hagi
linked to: Hagi
subject linked to:
Marquess Katsura Tarō
linked to: Hagi