Toba Sea-Folk Museum
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The Toba Sea-Folk Museum is a maritime museum in Toba, Japan, dedicated to the history, culture, and livelihoods of coastal communities and sea people, including traditional fishing and ama divers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toba Sea-Folk Museum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9894098 — 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: Toba Sea-Folk Museum Context triple: [Toba, hasMuseum, Toba Sea-Folk Museum]
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A.
Toba Aquarium
Toba Aquarium is a large public aquarium in Toba, Japan, renowned for its diverse marine life exhibits and conservation-focused displays within the scenic Ise-Shima coastal region.
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B.
Belau National Museum
Belau National Museum is Palau’s oldest museum and cultural institution, showcasing the nation’s history, traditional arts, and natural heritage in Koror.
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C.
Balangay Shrine Museum
The Balangay Shrine Museum is a cultural and archaeological museum in Butuan, Philippines, dedicated to the ancient balangay boats that illuminate the region’s early maritime history and precolonial trade.
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D.
Shembaganur Museum of Natural History
Shembaganur Museum of Natural History is a regional natural history museum in Kodaikanal, India, known for its extensive collections of preserved wildlife specimens, botanical exhibits, and archaeological artifacts.
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E.
Kon-Tiki Museum
The Kon-Tiki Museum is a maritime museum in Oslo, Norway, dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl’s expeditions and housing original vessels like the Kon-Tiki raft and the Ra II.
- 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: Toba Sea-Folk Museum Target entity description: The Toba Sea-Folk Museum is a maritime museum in Toba, Japan, dedicated to the history, culture, and livelihoods of coastal communities and sea people, including traditional fishing and ama divers.
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A.
Toba Aquarium
Toba Aquarium is a large public aquarium in Toba, Japan, renowned for its diverse marine life exhibits and conservation-focused displays within the scenic Ise-Shima coastal region.
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B.
Belau National Museum
Belau National Museum is Palau’s oldest museum and cultural institution, showcasing the nation’s history, traditional arts, and natural heritage in Koror.
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C.
Balangay Shrine Museum
The Balangay Shrine Museum is a cultural and archaeological museum in Butuan, Philippines, dedicated to the ancient balangay boats that illuminate the region’s early maritime history and precolonial trade.
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D.
Shembaganur Museum of Natural History
Shembaganur Museum of Natural History is a regional natural history museum in Kodaikanal, India, known for its extensive collections of preserved wildlife specimens, botanical exhibits, and archaeological artifacts.
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E.
Kon-Tiki Museum
The Kon-Tiki Museum is a maritime museum in Oslo, Norway, dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl’s expeditions and housing original vessels like the Kon-Tiki raft and the Ra II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime museum
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museum in Japan ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
document traditional marine livelihoods
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preserve intangible cultural heritage of sea-folk ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
ama divers
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coastal communities ⓘ maritime history ⓘ sea-folk culture ⓘ traditional fishing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
coastal livelihoods
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folk beliefs related to the sea ⓘ history of sea people in Japan ⓘ maritime folk culture ⓘ traditional fishing gear ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
boats
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diving equipment ⓘ fishing tools ⓘ folk costumes ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole |
preservation of maritime folk culture
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public education about sea-folk history ⓘ |
| hasExhibitTheme |
ama diving culture
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coastal village life ⓘ relationship between people and the sea ⓘ traditional marine resource use ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Japanese coastal fisheries
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sea-related rituals and festivals ⓘ traditional navigation and seafaring ⓘ women divers ⓘ |
| hasType | ethnographic museum ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
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Mie Prefecture ⓘ Toba, Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ise Bay
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Mikimoto Pearl Island
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Toba Aquarium ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ise-Shima area
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linked to:
Ise-Shima region
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| servesCommunity |
Toba
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coastal communities of Japan ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
studies on maritime anthropology in Japan
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tourism guides about Toba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toba Sea-Folk Museum Description of subject: The Toba Sea-Folk Museum is a maritime museum in Toba, Japan, dedicated to the history, culture, and livelihoods of coastal communities and sea people, including traditional fishing and ama divers.
Referenced by (2)
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