Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
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The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is a centuries-old summer celebration in Fukuoka, Japan, famed for its elaborately decorated floats and intense, fast-paced float races through the city streets.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival canonical | 3 |
| Hakata Gion Festival | 1 |
| Hakata Gion Yamakasa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1756025 — 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: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival Context triple: [Fukuoka, knownFor, Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival]
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A.
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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B.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- 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: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival Target entity description: The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is a centuries-old summer celebration in Fukuoka, Japan, famed for its elaborately decorated floats and intense, fast-paced float races through the city streets.
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A.
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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B.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ traditional Japanese festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hakata Gion Festival
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| associatedWithDeity |
Gion deity
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Susanoo ⓘ
surface form:
Susanoo-no-Mikoto
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| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| climaxDateInYear | July 15 ⓘ |
| climaxEvent | Oiyama race ⓘ |
| climaxTime | early morning ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endDateInYear | July 15 ⓘ |
| estimatedHistory | over 700 years ⓘ |
| floatHeight |
about 5 meters for Kakiyama
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over 10 meters for Kazariyama ⓘ |
| floatType |
Kakiyama (carried racing float)
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Kazariyama (stationary decorative float) ⓘ |
| floatWeight | about 1 ton for Kakiyama ⓘ |
| hasComponentEvent |
Asayama morning runs
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Nagare-kaki runs ⓘ Oiyama ⓘ Oiyamanarashi practice run ⓘ Shudan-yamamise parade ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community solidarity
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prayer for protection from disease ⓘ prayer for safety ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | July ⓘ |
| heritageStatusYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborately decorated floats
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energetic shouting and chanting ⓘ fast-paced float races ⓘ men running while carrying floats ⓘ strong neighborhood rivalries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fukuoka
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surface form:
Fukuoka City
Fukuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakata-ku ⓘ
surface form:
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
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| mainVenue | Kushida Shrine ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
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online media ⓘ television ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Hakata-ku
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surface form:
Hakata neighborhoods
Kushida Shrine parishioners ⓘ |
| originLegend | started to ward off plague ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| participantClothing |
fundoshi loincloths
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happi coats ⓘ tabi split-toe socks ⓘ |
| participants |
local neighborhood teams
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male carriers ⓘ |
| raceFormat | time trial by teams ⓘ |
| recognitionBy |
Government of Japan
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surface form:
Japanese government
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| recognizedAs | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Shinto ⓘ |
| routeLength | about 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| routeStart | Kushida Shrine ⓘ |
| startDateInYear | July 1 ⓘ |
| teamDivision | seven nagare districts ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | major summer event in Fukuoka ⓘ |
| usesObject |
Kakiyama floats
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Kazariyama floats ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival Description of subject: The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is a centuries-old summer celebration in Fukuoka, Japan, famed for its elaborately decorated floats and intense, fast-paced float races through the city streets.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
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associatedWith
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Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
this entity surface form:
Hakata Gion Festival
this entity surface form:
Hakata Gion Yamakasa