Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
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Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri is a spectacular summer fire festival in Japan featuring massive flaming torches carried in procession to honor the deities of Nachi Waterfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6631263 — 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: Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri Context triple: [Kumano Nachi Taisha, hasFestival, Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri]
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A.
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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B.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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C.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri Target entity description: Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri is a spectacular summer fire festival in Japan featuring massive flaming torches carried in procession to honor the deities of Nachi Waterfall.
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A.
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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B.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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C.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedNaturalSite | Nachi Waterfall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedShrine | Kumano Nachi Taisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nachi Waterfall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Kansai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kumano region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important local Shinto observance ⓘ |
| festivalType | matsuri ⓘ |
| hasElement |
chanting and prayers
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portable shrine (mikoshi) ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| heritageAspect | traditional Shinto ritual preserved in modern times ⓘ |
| honors | deities of Nachi Waterfall ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Kii Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Nachi Katsuura NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSite | Kumano Nachi Taisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDescription | spectacular summer fire festival ⓘ |
| nameWrittenInJapanese | 那智の火祭り ⓘ |
| organizer | Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processionFeature |
massive flaming torches
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torch bearers in white robes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor waterfall deities
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to pray for safety and good fortune ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kumano faith
NERFINISHED
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mountain and water worship in Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| ritualType |
fire purification rite
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procession to waterfall ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | use of large open flames ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | July ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri Description of subject: Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri is a spectacular summer fire festival in Japan featuring massive flaming torches carried in procession to honor the deities of Nachi Waterfall.
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