Kamakura Matsuri
E1038543
Kamakura Matsuri is a traditional spring festival held in the historic city of Kamakura, Japan, featuring Shinto rituals, parades, and cultural performances that celebrate the city’s samurai-era heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kamakura Matsuri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13391061 — 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: Kamakura Matsuri Context triple: [Kamakura, hasFestival, Kamakura Matsuri]
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Yokote Kamakura Festival
The Yokote Kamakura Festival is a traditional winter event in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, featuring numerous snow huts (kamakura) illuminated by candles and used as small shrines to the water deity.
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B.
Kanda Matsuri
Kanda Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s most famous and historic Shinto festivals, featuring grand processions of mikoshi (portable shrines) and vibrant celebrations centered in the Kanda district.
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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.
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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E.
Kameoka Festival
The Kameoka Festival is a traditional Japanese autumn matsuri in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, featuring ornate festival floats, processions, and local cultural 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: Kamakura Matsuri Target entity description: Kamakura Matsuri is a traditional spring festival held in the historic city of Kamakura, Japan, featuring Shinto rituals, parades, and cultural performances that celebrate the city’s samurai-era heritage.
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A.
Yokote Kamakura Festival
The Yokote Kamakura Festival is a traditional winter event in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, featuring numerous snow huts (kamakura) illuminated by candles and used as small shrines to the water deity.
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B.
Kanda Matsuri
Kanda Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s most famous and historic Shinto festivals, featuring grand processions of mikoshi (portable shrines) and vibrant celebrations centered in the Kanda district.
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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.
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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E.
Kameoka Festival
The Kameoka Festival is a traditional Japanese autumn matsuri in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, featuring ornate festival floats, processions, and local cultural celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
city of Kamakura ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakura
|
| associatedWithPeriod | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| attracts |
local residents
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Shinto ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
preservation of samurai-era traditions
ⓘ
promotion of local history ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
Shinto rituals
ⓘ
archery demonstrations ⓘ cultural performances ⓘ parades ⓘ processions ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
historical reenactments
ⓘ
shrine ceremonies ⓘ street processions ⓘ traditional costume displays ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration of Kamakura history
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samurai culture ⓘ warrior traditions ⓘ |
| heritage | samurai-era heritage ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kamakura
ⓘ
Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
|
| partOf | Japanese cultural heritage ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | April ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kamakura Matsuri Description of subject: Kamakura Matsuri is a traditional spring festival held in the historic city of Kamakura, Japan, featuring Shinto rituals, parades, and cultural performances that celebrate the city’s samurai-era heritage.
Referenced by (1)
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