Mantoro
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Mantoro is a traditional Japanese lantern festival held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, where thousands of stone and hanging lanterns are lit to create a spectacular nighttime illumination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mantoro canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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lantern festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kasuga Taisha Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Nara City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
local worshippers
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tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important local festival in Nara
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traditional event of Kasuga Taisha ⓘ |
| eventType |
illumination event
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religious festival ⓘ |
| feature |
hanging lanterns
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nighttime illumination ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ |
| hasNameInJapanese | 万灯籠 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldAt |
Kasuga Taisha shrine precincts
NERFINISHED
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approach to Kasuga Taisha ⓘ |
| heritageContext | part of Nara’s historical cultural landscape ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| lightingOf | thousands of lanterns ⓘ |
| location |
Kansai region
NERFINISHED
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Kasuga Taisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Kasuga Taisha Shrine authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
continuation of shrine traditions
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honoring deities of Kasuga Taisha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfName | “ten thousand lanterns” ⓘ |
| visualEffect | spectacular nighttime scenery ⓘ |
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