Jidai Matsuri
E55754
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jidai Matsuri canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435955 — 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: Jidai Matsuri Context triple: [Kyoto, famousEvent, Jidai Matsuri]
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A.
Aoi Matsuri
Aoi Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important traditional festivals, featuring Heian-period costumed processions to the Kamo shrines each May.
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B.
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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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.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
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E.
Bunkamura
Bunkamura is a major cultural complex in Shibuya featuring concert halls, theaters, cinemas, and art galleries that host a wide range of artistic and entertainment events.
- 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: Jidai Matsuri Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Aoi Matsuri
Aoi Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important traditional festivals, featuring Heian-period costumed processions to the Kamo shrines each May.
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B.
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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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.
Showa Day
Showa Day is a Japanese national holiday on April 29 that honors the reign and legacy of Emperor Showa (Hirohito) and encourages reflection on Japan’s history during his era.
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E.
Bunkamura
Bunkamura is a major cultural complex in Shibuya featuring concert halls, theaters, cinemas, and art galleries that host a wide range of artistic and entertainment events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
festival ⓘ historical parade ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Festival of the Ages ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heian Shrine founding
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
|
| celebratedIn | Kyoto ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Kyoto’s historical eras
ⓘ
founding of Heian-kyō ⓘ |
| commemorates | 1100th anniversary of the transfer of the capital to Heian-kyō ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major traditional festival of Kyoto ⓘ |
| dateObserved | October 22 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Heian Shrine ⓘ |
| features |
historical costumes
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horseback riders ⓘ ox-drawn carts ⓘ portable shrines ⓘ procession of people on foot ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1895 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | traditional Japanese festival ⓘ |
| hasCostumeType |
commoners’ clothing from various eras
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court nobles’ robes ⓘ samurai attire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Japanese history
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history of Kyoto ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
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Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Heian Shrine ⓘ |
| monthObserved | October ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | thousands of participants ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Kyoto
Heian Shrine ⓘ |
| paradeLength | approximately 2 kilometers ⓘ |
| partOf | Kyoto’s three great festivals ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Aoi Matsuri
ⓘ
Gion Matsuri ⓘ |
| representsPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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Edo period ⓘ Heian period ⓘ Kamakura period ⓘ Meiji era ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Muromachi period ⓘ earlier Japanese eras ⓘ |
| startPoint | Kyoto Imperial Palace ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jidai Matsuri Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.