新嘗祭
E132940
新嘗祭 is a traditional Japanese imperial harvest festival in which the Emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it to give thanks and pray for prosperity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 新嘗祭 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1145871 — 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: 新嘗祭 Context triple: [皇室, performsRite, 新嘗祭]
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A.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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B.
Sanshu no Jingi
Sanshu no Jingi refers to the three sacred treasures of Japan’s imperial regalia—mirror, sword, and jewel—that symbolize the legitimacy and divine authority of the emperor.
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C.
Festival of Sacrifice
The Festival of Sacrifice is an important Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, marked by special prayers, animal sacrifice, and charitable giving.
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D.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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E.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
- 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: 新嘗祭 Target entity description: 新嘗祭 is a traditional Japanese imperial harvest festival in which the Emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it to give thanks and pray for prosperity.
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A.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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B.
Sanshu no Jingi
Sanshu no Jingi refers to the three sacred treasures of Japan’s imperial regalia—mirror, sword, and jewel—that symbolize the legitimacy and divine authority of the emperor.
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C.
Festival of Sacrifice
The Festival of Sacrifice is an important Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, marked by special prayers, animal sacrifice, and charitable giving.
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D.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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E.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
収穫祭
ⓘ
日本の宮中祭祀 ⓘ 祭礼 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | にいなめのまつり ⓘ |
| alsoRomanizedAs |
Niiname-sai
ⓘ
surface form:
Niinamesai
|
| associatedDeities |
Amaterasu
ⓘ
surface form:
天照大神
天神地祇 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 皇室祭祀令以前からの宮中祭祀 ⓘ |
| conductedAt | 夜間から翌未明にかけて行われることが多い ⓘ |
| continuity | 戦後も皇室の私的行事として継続 ⓘ |
| coreOffering |
新米
ⓘ
海川山の幸 ⓘ 酒 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
日本
|
| culturalSignificance | 日本の稲作文化を象徴する宮中行事 ⓘ |
| dateInModernCalendar | 11月23日頃に行われることが多い ⓘ |
| formerDateSystem | 旧暦11月の卯の日 ⓘ |
| frequency | 毎年 ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
五穀豊穣祈願
ⓘ
国家安泰祈願 ⓘ 祖先・神々への感謝表明 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
天皇
ⓘ
宮内庁関係者 ⓘ 掌典職 ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | 古代日本の収穫儀礼に由来するとされる ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 皇室の年中行事体系 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | 日本語 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | 戦前は皇室祭祀令に基づく宮中祭祀 ⓘ |
| location |
主に神嘉殿
ⓘ
皇居宮中三殿周辺 ⓘ |
| mainRitualAction |
天皇が新穀を親しく食す
ⓘ
新穀の稲を神々に供える ⓘ |
| organizer |
Imperial Household Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
宮内庁
|
| performedBy | 天皇 ⓘ |
| performedIn | 日本語による祝詞奏上 ⓘ |
| purpose |
収穫への感謝
ⓘ
国家と国民の繁栄祈願 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
天皇の祭祀主宰者としての役割
ⓘ
稲作信仰 ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
勤労感謝の日
ⓘ
大嘗祭 ⓘ |
| religion |
Shinto
ⓘ
surface form:
神道
|
| scale | 皇室の最重要年中行事の一つ ⓘ |
| symbolizes | 天皇による五穀豊穣の感謝と祈り ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | 毎年11月 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 新嘗祭 Description of subject: 新嘗祭 is a traditional Japanese imperial harvest festival in which the Emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it to give thanks and pray for prosperity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.