Otsu Matsuri
E648317
Otsu Matsuri is a traditional autumn festival in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, known for its elaborately decorated festival floats and lively street processions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otsu Matsuri canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7192159 — 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: Otsu Matsuri Context triple: [Otsu, hasFestival, Otsu Matsuri]
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A.
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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B.
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
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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C.
Sagichō Matsuri
Sagichō Matsuri is a traditional Japanese fire festival, particularly famous in Ōmihachiman, where elaborate straw floats are paraded and ceremonially burned to pray for good fortune and mark the end of the New Year period.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Otsu Matsuri Target entity description: Otsu Matsuri is a traditional autumn festival in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, known for its elaborately decorated festival floats and lively street processions.
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A.
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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B.
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
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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C.
Sagichō Matsuri
Sagichō Matsuri is a traditional Japanese fire festival, particularly famous in Ōmihachiman, where elaborate straw floats are paraded and ceremonially burned to pray for good fortune and mark the end of the New Year period.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
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traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shinto traditions
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local shrines in Ōtsu ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
local cultural heritage of Ōtsu
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regional attraction in Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| eventType |
float festival
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street festival ⓘ |
| hasElement |
festival music performances
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food stalls ⓘ nighttime illuminations ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elaborately decorated festival floats
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lanterns ⓘ lively street processions ⓘ local community participation ⓘ parades ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
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Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōtsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lake Biwa area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear | October ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otsu Matsuri Description of subject: Otsu Matsuri is a traditional autumn festival in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, known for its elaborately decorated festival floats and lively street processions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.