Kiso River
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The Kiso River is a major river in central Japan known for flowing through the Kiso Valley and contributing to the Nōbi Plain’s fertile landscape.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiso River canonical | 5 |
| Kiso River system | 4 |
| Kiso Three Rivers | 3 |
| Kiso River basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392535 — 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: Kiso River Context triple: [Honshu, hasMajorRiver, Kiso River]
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A.
Shinano River
The Shinano River is Japan’s longest river, flowing through central Honshu before emptying into the Sea of Japan.
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B.
Katsura River
The Katsura River is a scenic river in Japan’s Kyoto Prefecture, famed for flowing through the Arashiyama district and its picturesque bridges, cherry blossoms, and traditional boat rides.
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C.
Yodo River
The Yodo River is a major waterway in Japan’s Kansai region that flows through Kyoto and Osaka, historically serving as an important route for transport, trade, and urban development.
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D.
Tone River
Tone River is one of Japan’s largest and most important rivers, flowing through the Kanto region of Honshu and playing a key role in irrigation, flood control, and water supply.
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E.
Rioni River
The Rioni River is a major waterway in western Georgia that flows from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black Sea, historically serving as an important trade and cultural route.
- 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: Kiso River Target entity description: The Kiso River is a major river in central Japan known for flowing through the Kiso Valley and contributing to the Nōbi Plain’s fertile landscape.
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A.
Shinano River
The Shinano River is Japan’s longest river, flowing through central Honshu before emptying into the Sea of Japan.
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B.
Katsura River
The Katsura River is a scenic river in Japan’s Kyoto Prefecture, famed for flowing through the Arashiyama district and its picturesque bridges, cherry blossoms, and traditional boat rides.
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C.
Yodo River
The Yodo River is a major waterway in Japan’s Kansai region that flows through Kyoto and Osaka, historically serving as an important route for transport, trade, and urban development.
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D.
Tone River
Tone River is one of Japan’s largest and most important rivers, flowing through the Kanto region of Honshu and playing a key role in irrigation, flood control, and water supply.
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E.
Rioni River
The Rioni River is a major waterway in western Georgia that flows from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black Sea, historically serving as an important trade and cultural route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cormorant fishing
ⓘ
traditional river transport ⓘ |
| basinSize | approximately 5,275 square kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Pacific Ocean side river systems of Japan ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Nōbi Plain ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Nōbi Plain ⓘ |
| elevationAtSource | approximately 2,190 meters ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ise Bay ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiso Valley ⓘ Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
rapids ⓘ river terraces ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 木曽川 ⓘ |
| importance | major river of central Japan ⓘ |
| influences |
agriculture on the Nōbi Plain
ⓘ
settlement patterns in central Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to the fertility of the Nōbi Plain
ⓘ
flowing through the Kiso Valley ⓘ |
| length | approximately 229 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Chūbu region ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland |
Honshū
ⓘ
linked to:
Honshu
|
| majorCityOnRiver |
Ichinomiya
ⓘ
Inuyama ⓘ Kakamigahara ⓘ Nagoya metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Chūkyō metropolitan area
|
| mouth | Ise Bay ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kiso Three Rivers
ⓘ
linked to:
Kiso River
Kiso-Sansen ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Kiso River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Kiso River
|
| romanization | Kisogawa ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Kiso Mountains
ⓘ
Nagano Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributary |
Hida River
ⓘ
Ibi River ⓘ Nagara River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kiso River Description of subject: The Kiso River is a major river in central Japan known for flowing through the Kiso Valley and contributing to the Nōbi Plain’s fertile landscape.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kiso River
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linked to: Kiso River