Tokyo 2020 mascots
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The Tokyo 2020 mascots are the official animated characters created to personify and promote the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, embodying themes of innovation, tradition, and Japanese pop culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tokyo 2020 mascots canonical | 2 |
| Tokyo 2020 mascots Miraitowa and Someity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3766246 — 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: Tokyo 2020 mascots Context triple: [United by Emotion, usedAlongside, Tokyo 2020 mascots]
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A.
Tokyo 2020 torch relay
The Tokyo 2020 torch relay was the ceremonial journey of the Olympic flame across Japan leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, symbolizing peace, hope, and the start of the Olympic festivities.
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B.
Tokyo Kyojin
Tokyo Kyojin is an alternate name for the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most historic and successful professional baseball teams based in Tokyo.
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C.
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games was the body responsible for planning, managing, and delivering the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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D.
Tezu
Tezu is a prominent town in northeastern India known as an important administrative and cultural center in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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E.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
- 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: Tokyo 2020 mascots Target entity description: The Tokyo 2020 mascots are the official animated characters created to personify and promote the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, embodying themes of innovation, tradition, and Japanese pop culture.
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A.
Tokyo 2020 torch relay
The Tokyo 2020 torch relay was the ceremonial journey of the Olympic flame across Japan leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, symbolizing peace, hope, and the start of the Olympic festivities.
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B.
Tokyo Kyojin
Tokyo Kyojin is an alternate name for the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most historic and successful professional baseball teams based in Tokyo.
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C.
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games was the body responsible for planning, managing, and delivering the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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D.
Tezu
Tezu is a prominent town in northeastern India known as an important administrative and cultural center in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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E.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic Games mascots
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Paralympic Games mascots ⓘ fictional characters ⓘ official mascots ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 2018-02-28 ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics ⓘ
surface form:
2020 Summer Paralympics
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| associatedWithLogo |
Tokyo 2020 emblem
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surface form:
Tokyo 2020 Olympic emblem
Tokyo 2020 emblem ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic emblem
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| category |
Olympic mascots
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Paralympic mascots ⓘ |
| colorScheme |
blue and white for Miraitowa
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pink and white for Someity ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designer | Ryo Taniguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sports mascots ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://tokyo2020.org ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Miraitowa
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Someity ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | embodying innovation from harmony of old and new Japan ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Japanese futuristic aesthetics
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anime ⓘ manga ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mediaType | animated characters ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
blend of traditional checkered pattern with futuristic design
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chosen by children across Japan ⓘ |
| officialNamesAnnouncedOn | 2018-07-22 ⓘ |
| partOf | branding of the Tokyo 2020 Games ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
elementary school children vote
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nationwide competition in Japan ⓘ |
| setIn | Tokyo ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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global sports fans ⓘ |
| theme |
Japanese pop culture
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innovation ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
promotion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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promotion of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ⓘ |
| usedIn |
educational programs
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live appearances ⓘ marketing campaigns ⓘ merchandise ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokyo 2020 mascots Description of subject: The Tokyo 2020 mascots are the official animated characters created to personify and promote the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, embodying themes of innovation, tradition, and Japanese pop culture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tokyo 2020 mascots Miraitowa and Someity