Yosakoi Festival
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The Yosakoi Festival is a vibrant Japanese dance festival featuring colorful costumes, energetic choreography, and teams performing with wooden clappers in the streets of Kōchi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yosakoi Festival canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7914988 — 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: Yosakoi Festival Context triple: [Kōchi Prefecture, knownFor, Yosakoi Festival]
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A.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
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B.
Kobine Festival
Kobine Festival is a traditional harvest celebration held by communities in Ghana’s Upper West Region, featuring drumming, dancing, and thanksgiving for a successful farming season.
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C.
Nagasaki Kunchi Festival
The Nagasaki Kunchi Festival is a centuries-old autumn celebration in Nagasaki famed for its vibrant parades, dragon dances, and multicultural performances reflecting the city’s blend of Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch influences.
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D.
Gifu Fireworks Festival
The Gifu Fireworks Festival is a major summer event in Gifu, Japan, featuring large-scale fireworks displays over the Nagara River that attract thousands of spectators each year.
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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- 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: Yosakoi Festival Target entity description: The Yosakoi Festival is a vibrant Japanese dance festival featuring colorful costumes, energetic choreography, and teams performing with wooden clappers in the streets of Kōchi.
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A.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
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B.
Kobine Festival
Kobine Festival is a traditional harvest celebration held by communities in Ghana’s Upper West Region, featuring drumming, dancing, and thanksgiving for a successful farming season.
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C.
Nagasaki Kunchi Festival
The Nagasaki Kunchi Festival is a centuries-old autumn celebration in Nagasaki famed for its vibrant parades, dragon dances, and multicultural performances reflecting the city’s blend of Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch influences.
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D.
Gifu Fireworks Festival
The Gifu Fireworks Festival is a major summer event in Gifu, Japan, featuring large-scale fireworks displays over the Nagara River that attract thousands of spectators each year.
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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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dance festival ⓘ |
| allows |
original choreography
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original costumes ⓘ original musical arrangements ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yosakoi Matsuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kōchi Chamber of Commerce
NERFINISHED
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tourism promotion in Kōchi ⓘ |
| audienceType |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local spectators ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
postwar revitalization of local economy
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regional promotion of Kōchi ⓘ |
| danceStyle | Yosakoi dance ⓘ |
| duration | several days ⓘ |
| feature |
colorful costumes
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energetic choreography ⓘ street performances ⓘ team-based dancing ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1954 ⓘ |
| foundingCity | Kōchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasElement |
award ceremonies
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competition between teams ⓘ decorated festival trucks ⓘ nighttime parades ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | August ⓘ |
| inspired |
Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo
NERFINISHED
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Yosakoi festivals in other parts of Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kōchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCity | Kōchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEventType | dance parade ⓘ |
| musicType |
modern arrangements of traditional songs
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upbeat music ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Kōchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType |
corporate teams
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dance teams ⓘ local community groups ⓘ student teams ⓘ |
| performanceLocation |
stage venues in Kōchi
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streets of Kōchi ⓘ |
| region | Shikoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rule |
teams must include part of the original Yosakoi Naruko Odori song or approved music
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teams must use naruko clappers ⓘ |
| startYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | naruko wooden clappers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yosakoi Festival Description of subject: The Yosakoi Festival is a vibrant Japanese dance festival featuring colorful costumes, energetic choreography, and teams performing with wooden clappers in the streets of Kōchi.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kōchi Prefecture
subject surface form:
Kōchi Prefecture