The Old Capital
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The Old Capital is a celebrated novel by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that lyrically portrays tradition, identity, and changing times in Kyoto.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Old Capital canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10454152 — 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: The Old Capital Context triple: [Kawabata Yasunari, notableWork, The Old Capital]
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A.
Holy City of the East
The Holy City of the East is an honorific title for Qufu, the historic Chinese city renowned as the birthplace of Confucius and a major center of Confucian culture.
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B.
The Jubilee City
The Jubilee City is a fictional urban setting associated with the character Daphne, likely known for its celebratory atmosphere and vibrant, festive culture.
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C.
Ciudad de los Reyes
Ciudad de los Reyes is the historical name of Lima, the capital and largest city of Peru, founded by the Spanish in the 16th century.
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D.
Imperial City
Imperial City was the inner, walled palace and administrative core of the Yuan dynasty capital Dadu (present-day Beijing), housing the emperor’s residence and central government institutions.
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E.
Sheger City
Sheger City is a newly established administrative city in Ethiopia that encompasses parts of Addis Ababa and its surroundings, serving as a growing political and cultural hub.
- 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: The Old Capital Target entity description: The Old Capital is a celebrated novel by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that lyrically portrays tradition, identity, and changing times in Kyoto.
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A.
Holy City of the East
The Holy City of the East is an honorific title for Qufu, the historic Chinese city renowned as the birthplace of Confucius and a major center of Confucian culture.
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B.
The Jubilee City
The Jubilee City is a fictional urban setting associated with the character Daphne, likely known for its celebratory atmosphere and vibrant, festive culture.
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C.
Ciudad de los Reyes
Ciudad de los Reyes is the historical name of Lima, the capital and largest city of Peru, founded by the Spanish in the 16th century.
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D.
Imperial City
Imperial City was the inner, walled palace and administrative core of the Yuan dynasty capital Dadu (present-day Beijing), housing the emperor’s residence and central government institutions.
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E.
Sheger City
Sheger City is a newly established administrative city in Ethiopia that encompasses parts of Addis Ababa and its surroundings, serving as a growing political and cultural hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | cinema ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nobel Prize in Literature for Yasunari Kawabata
ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Prize in Literature
|
| audience | adult readers ⓘ |
| author |
Yasunari Kawabata
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawabata Yasunari
|
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important work in modern Japanese literature ⓘ |
| depicts |
kimono and textile trade in Kyoto
ⓘ
traditional festivals in Kyoto ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | film adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | twins ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
seasonal change
ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ urban versus traditional life ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chapters ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translation
ⓘ
multiple foreign-language translations ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Shōwa-era Japanese literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century Japanese literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
ⓘ
minimalist description ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Chieko ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of changing times in postwar Japan
ⓘ
exploration of identity and belonging ⓘ portrayal of Kyoto’s traditional culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Yasunari Kawabata bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publisher | Japanese publishing houses ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kyoto ⓘ |
| theme |
change and impermanence
ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ family relationships ⓘ modernization ⓘ tradition ⓘ twin identity ⓘ |
| workOf |
Yasunari Kawabata
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawabata Yasunari
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Old Capital Description of subject: The Old Capital is a celebrated novel by Nobel Prize–winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata that lyrically portrays tradition, identity, and changing times in Kyoto.
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