Niigata Festival
E147316
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niigata Festival canonical | 2 |
| Nagaoka Festival fireworks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293453 — 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: Niigata Festival Context triple: [Niigata, hasFestival, Niigata Festival]
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A.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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B.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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C.
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is a famous and energetic Japanese festival in Osaka Prefecture known for its massive, elaborately carved wooden floats that are pulled at high speed through the streets.
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D.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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E.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
- 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: Niigata Festival Target entity description: 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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A.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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B.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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C.
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is a famous and energetic Japanese festival in Osaka Prefecture known for its massive, elaborately carved wooden floats that are pulled at high speed through the streets.
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D.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
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E.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
festival ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Niigata Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Niigata region
|
| eventType |
cultural festival
ⓘ
matsuri ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fireworks display
ⓘ
folk dances ⓘ river events ⓘ traditional parades ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dance performances
ⓘ
nighttime fireworks ⓘ river-based attractions ⓘ street parades ⓘ |
| highlights |
regional culture
ⓘ
regional history ⓘ |
| isMajorEventIn |
Niigata
ⓘ
surface form:
Niigata City
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| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Niigata ⓘ
surface form:
Niigata City
Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| showcases |
local community participation
ⓘ
local performing arts ⓘ local traditions ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration of Niigata’s culture
ⓘ
celebration of Niigata’s history ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Niigata Festival Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nagaoka Festival fireworks