Nagaoka Festival
E164875
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nagaoka Festival canonical | 2 |
| Nagaoka Fireworks Festival | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1426926 — 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: Nagaoka Festival Context triple: [Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, hasEvent, Nagaoka Festival]
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A.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
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B.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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C.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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D.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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E.
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is a famous and energetic Japanese festival in Osaka Prefecture known for its massive, elaborately carved wooden floats that are pulled at high speed through the streets.
- 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: Nagaoka Festival Target entity description: The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
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A.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
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B.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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C.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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D.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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E.
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is a famous and energetic Japanese festival in Osaka Prefecture known for its massive, elaborately carved wooden floats that are pulled at high speed through the streets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival
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summer festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nagaoka City government
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local tourism promotion ⓘ |
| attracts | large crowds ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Nagaoka City ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| eventType | annual event ⓘ |
| genre | matsuri ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fireworks viewing
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food stalls ⓘ street festivities ⓘ traditional performances ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
family-friendly
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festive ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ceremonial events
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fireworks show over a river ⓘ parades ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large-scale fireworks
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traditional celebrations ⓘ |
| hasMainAttraction | fireworks display ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration of local community
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summer celebration ⓘ |
| isPopularWith |
local residents
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tourists ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Japan ⓘ Nagaoka ⓘ Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Chūbu region ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| significance |
major summer event in Nagaoka
ⓘ
one of the notable fireworks festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major tourist attraction in Nagaoka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nagaoka Festival Description of subject: The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nagaoka Fireworks Festival
this entity surface form:
Nagaoka Fireworks Festival