Wakkanai Lighthouse
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Wakkanai Lighthouse is a prominent coastal beacon in Japan’s northernmost city, known for guiding ships in the Sea of Japan and offering scenic views of the surrounding coastline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Sōya Lighthouse | 2 |
| Wakkanai Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6021355 — 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: Wakkanai Lighthouse Context triple: [Wakkanai, hasLandmark, Wakkanai Lighthouse]
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A.
Kannonzaki Lighthouse
Kannonzaki Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, known as one of Japan’s earliest Western-style lighthouses guiding ships in Tokyo Bay.
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B.
Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Hinomisaki Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, known for its tall white tower overlooking the Sea of Japan and serving as a prominent navigational landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Inubōsaki Lighthouse
Inubōsaki Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, renowned for guiding ships along the Pacific and offering scenic views from the eastern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula.
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D.
Tokarevsky Lighthouse
Tokarevsky Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon near Vladivostok, Russia, known for guiding ships through the approaches to the city’s harbor on the Sea of Japan.
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E.
Eluanbi Lighthouse
Eluanbi Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at Taiwan’s southernmost tip, renowned for its powerful light, distinctive architecture, and scenic ocean views within Kenting National Park.
- 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: Wakkanai Lighthouse Target entity description: Wakkanai Lighthouse is a prominent coastal beacon in Japan’s northernmost city, known for guiding ships in the Sea of Japan and offering scenic views of the surrounding coastline.
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A.
Kannonzaki Lighthouse
Kannonzaki Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, known as one of Japan’s earliest Western-style lighthouses guiding ships in Tokyo Bay.
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B.
Hinomisaki Lighthouse
Hinomisaki Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, known for its tall white tower overlooking the Sea of Japan and serving as a prominent navigational landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Inubōsaki Lighthouse
Inubōsaki Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, renowned for guiding ships along the Pacific and offering scenic views from the eastern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula.
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D.
Tokarevsky Lighthouse
Tokarevsky Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon near Vladivostok, Russia, known for guiding ships through the approaches to the city’s harbor on the Sea of Japan.
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E.
Eluanbi Lighthouse
Eluanbi Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at Taiwan’s southernmost tip, renowned for its powerful light, distinctive architecture, and scenic ocean views within Kenting National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
ⓘ
navigation aid ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Hokkaido
ⓘ
Lighthouses in Japan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
emits light as a navigational signal
ⓘ
marks coastline for vessels ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Sea of Japan coastline near Wakkanai
ⓘ
linked to:
Sea of Okhotsk coast
surrounding coastal landscape of northern Hokkaido ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local landmark ⓘ |
| isPartOf | maritime safety infrastructure of Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wakkanai
ⓘ
linked to:
Wakkanai, Hokkaido
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Hokkaido ⓘ |
| locatedInNorthernmostCityOfCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Sōya Subprefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| near |
Wakkanai city center
ⓘ
northern coast of Hokkaido ⓘ |
| offers |
scenic views of the surrounding coastline
ⓘ
views of the Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensuring safe coastal passage
ⓘ
guiding ships ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ |
| tourismType |
coastal viewpoint
ⓘ
sightseeing spot ⓘ |
| usedBy |
coastal patrol and other marine traffic
ⓘ
commercial ships ⓘ fishing vessels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wakkanai Lighthouse Description of subject: Wakkanai Lighthouse is a prominent coastal beacon in Japan’s northernmost city, known for guiding ships in the Sea of Japan and offering scenic views of the surrounding coastline.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wakkanai Lighthouse
subject linked to:
Sōya Misaki (Japan’s northernmost point)
linked to: Wakkanai Lighthouse