Sendai metropolitan area
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The Sendai metropolitan area is a major urban and economic center in Japan’s Tōhoku region, anchored by the city of Sendai and its surrounding municipalities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sendai metropolitan area canonical | 17 |
| Sendai urban area | 3 |
| Greater Sendai metropolitan area | 2 |
| Sendai area | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11831830 — 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: Sendai metropolitan area Context triple: [Sendai Subway, serves, Sendai metropolitan area]
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Yamagata metropolitan area
The Yamagata metropolitan area is an urban and economic region in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, centered on the city of Yamagata and its surrounding municipalities.
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Yokohama metropolitan area
The Yokohama metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in Japan centered on the port city of Yokohama and its surrounding municipalities within the Greater Tokyo area.
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Hiroshima metropolitan area
The Hiroshima metropolitan area is the urban and economic region centered on the city of Hiroshima in western Honshu, Japan, encompassing its surrounding cities and suburbs.
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Sapporo metropolitan area
The Sapporo metropolitan area is the large urban and economic center surrounding the city of Sapporo on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, encompassing its suburbs and neighboring municipalities.
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Chūkyō metropolitan area
The Chūkyō metropolitan area is Japan’s third-largest urban and industrial region, centered on Nagoya and known as a major hub for automotive manufacturing and international trade.
- 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: Sendai metropolitan area Target entity description: The Sendai metropolitan area is a major urban and economic center in Japan’s Tōhoku region, anchored by the city of Sendai and its surrounding municipalities.
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A.
Yamagata metropolitan area
The Yamagata metropolitan area is an urban and economic region in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, centered on the city of Yamagata and its surrounding municipalities.
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B.
Yokohama metropolitan area
The Yokohama metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in Japan centered on the port city of Yokohama and its surrounding municipalities within the Greater Tokyo area.
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C.
Hiroshima metropolitan area
The Hiroshima metropolitan area is the urban and economic region centered on the city of Hiroshima in western Honshu, Japan, encompassing its surrounding cities and suburbs.
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D.
Sapporo metropolitan area
The Sapporo metropolitan area is the large urban and economic center surrounding the city of Sapporo on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, encompassing its suburbs and neighboring municipalities.
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E.
Chūkyō metropolitan area
The Chūkyō metropolitan area is Japan’s third-largest urban and industrial region, centered on Nagoya and known as a major hub for automotive manufacturing and international trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sendai metropolitan area
linked to: Sendai metropolitan area
subject linked to:
Tohoku Broadcasting (TBC)
linked to: Sendai metropolitan area
linked to: Sendai metropolitan area
linked to: Sendai metropolitan area
subject linked to:
Tagajō City
linked to: Sendai metropolitan area
subject linked to:
Tagajō City
linked to: Sendai metropolitan area
subject linked to:
Tomiya City
subject linked to:
Tomiya City