Oiyama race
E831846
The Oiyama race is the dramatic pre-dawn finale of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, where teams of men sprint through the streets carrying heavy, elaborately decorated festival floats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oiyama race canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9971039 — 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: Oiyama race Context triple: [Hakata Gion Yamakasa, climaxEvent, Oiyama race]
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A.
Obihiro Racecourse
Obihiro Racecourse is a Japanese horse racing venue in Obihiro, Hokkaido, best known as the only track that regularly hosts traditional Ban'ei draft horse races.
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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.
Sansuijin keirin mondō
Sansuijin keirin mondō is a seminal Meiji-era political-philosophical dialogue by Nakae Chōmin that critiques modern civilization and explores democratic and liberal ideas in Japan.
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D.
Tokyo Racecourse
Tokyo Racecourse is a major Japanese horse racing venue in Fuchu, Tokyo, known for hosting prestigious events such as the Japan Cup.
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E.
Akita Kanto Festival
The Akita Kanto Festival is a famous summer event in Akita, Japan, where performers balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase their skill.
- 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: Oiyama race Target entity description: The Oiyama race is the dramatic pre-dawn finale of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, where teams of men sprint through the streets carrying heavy, elaborately decorated festival floats.
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A.
Obihiro Racecourse
Obihiro Racecourse is a Japanese horse racing venue in Obihiro, Hokkaido, best known as the only track that regularly hosts traditional Ban'ei draft horse races.
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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.
Sansuijin keirin mondō
Sansuijin keirin mondō is a seminal Meiji-era political-philosophical dialogue by Nakae Chōmin that critiques modern civilization and explores democratic and liberal ideas in Japan.
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D.
Tokyo Racecourse
Tokyo Racecourse is a major Japanese horse racing venue in Fuchu, Tokyo, known for hosting prestigious events such as the Japan Cup.
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E.
Akita Kanto Festival
The Akita Kanto Festival is a famous summer event in Akita, Japan, where performers balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase their skill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival event
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traditional race ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shinto-influenced practices ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
local spectators
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tourists ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
competitive
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dramatic ⓘ high-speed ⓘ physically demanding ⓘ religious-cultural ⓘ traditional ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Hakata local tradition
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Japanese festival culture ⓘ |
| hasGenderAspect | primarily male participants ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Fukuoka
NERFINISHED
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Fukuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakata NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjectProperty |
floats are elaborately decorated
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floats are heavy ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
celebration of community spirit
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continuation of local tradition ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
| hasRole | finale of Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival ⓘ |
| hasTemporalAspect | annual event ⓘ |
| involvesActivity | sprinting through streets ⓘ |
| involvesObject | festival floats ⓘ |
| involvesParticipant | teams of men ⓘ |
| partOf | Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | final day of Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | pre-dawn ⓘ |
| usesRouteType | urban streets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oiyama race Description of subject: The Oiyama race is the dramatic pre-dawn finale of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, where teams of men sprint through the streets carrying heavy, elaborately decorated festival floats.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hakata Gion Yamakasa