Hatsu-uma Festival
E273860
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hatsu-uma festival | 2 |
| Hatsu-uma Festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2524425 — 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: Hatsu-uma Festival Context triple: [Fushimi Inari Taisha, hasMatsuri, Hatsu-uma Festival]
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A.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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B.
Nagaoka Festival
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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C.
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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D.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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E.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
- 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: Hatsu-uma Festival Target entity description: The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
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A.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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B.
Nagaoka Festival
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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C.
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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D.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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E.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inari shrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Inari shrines
agricultural communities ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese seasonal observances ⓘ |
| featuresRitual |
communal celebrations
ⓘ
offerings to Inari ⓘ prayer ceremonies ⓘ processions at shrines ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abundant harvest
ⓘ
business prosperity ⓘ fertility of the land ⓘ household prosperity ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Inari ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Inari worship
ⓘ
agricultural rites ⓘ lunar zodiac day of the horse ⓘ |
| mainDeityType |
kami of prosperity
ⓘ
kami of rice and agriculture ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Shinto practitioners
ⓘ
local farming communities ⓘ |
| observedIn | Shinto shrines ⓘ |
| occasion | first day of the horse of the lunar year ⓘ |
| purpose |
prayers for good harvests
ⓘ
prayers for prosperity ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | early February ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hatsu-uma Festival Description of subject: The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hatsu-uma festival
this entity surface form:
Hatsu-uma festival