Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival

E196203

festival intangible cultural heritage traditional Japanese festival

The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is a centuries-old summer celebration in Fukuoka, Japan, famed for its elaborately decorated floats and intense, fast-paced float races through the city streets.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival canonical	7
Hakata Gion Yamakasa	5
Hakata Gion Festival	1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa float teams	1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa float tradition	1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa kakiyama races	1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa organizing committee	1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa period	1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa race	1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa tradition	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1756025 — 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: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
Context triple: [Fukuoka, knownFor, Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival]

A. 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.
B. 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.
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.
D. 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.
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: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
Target entity description: The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is a centuries-old summer celebration in Fukuoka, Japan, famed for its elaborately decorated floats and intense, fast-paced float races through the city streets.

A. 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.
B. 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.
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.
D. 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.
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 (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	festival ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ traditional Japanese festival ⓘ
associatedWith	Hakata Gion Festival ⓘ linked to: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival
associatedWithDeity	Gion deity ⓘ Susanoo-no-Mikoto ⓘ linked to: Susanoo
attracts	domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ
climaxDateInYear	July 15 ⓘ
climaxEvent	Oiyama race ⓘ
climaxTime	early morning ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
endDateInYear	July 15 ⓘ
estimatedHistory	over 700 years ⓘ
floatHeight	about 5 meters for Kakiyama ⓘ over 10 meters for Kazariyama ⓘ
floatType	Kakiyama (carried racing float) ⓘ Kazariyama (stationary decorative float) ⓘ
floatWeight	about 1 ton for Kakiyama ⓘ
hasComponentEvent	Asayama morning runs ⓘ Nagare-kaki runs ⓘ Oiyama ⓘ Oiyamanarashi practice run ⓘ Shudan-yamamise parade ⓘ
hasTheme	community solidarity ⓘ prayer for protection from disease ⓘ prayer for safety ⓘ
heldInMonth	July ⓘ
heritageStatusYear	1979 ⓘ
knownFor	elaborately decorated floats ⓘ energetic shouting and chanting ⓘ fast-paced float races ⓘ men running while carrying floats ⓘ strong neighborhood rivalries ⓘ
locatedIn	Fukuoka City ⓘ linked to: Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ Hakata-ku, Fukuoka ⓘ linked to: Hakata-ku
mainVenue	Kushida Shrine ⓘ
mediaCoverage	newspapers ⓘ online media ⓘ television ⓘ
organizedBy	Hakata neighborhoods ⓘ linked to: Hakata-ku Kushida Shrine parishioners ⓘ
originLegend	started to ward off plague ⓘ
originPeriod	Kamakura period ⓘ
participantClothing	fundoshi loincloths ⓘ happi coats ⓘ tabi split-toe socks ⓘ
participants	local neighborhood teams ⓘ male carriers ⓘ
raceFormat	time trial by teams ⓘ
recognitionBy	Japanese government ⓘ linked to: Government of Japan
recognizedAs	Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Shinto ⓘ
routeLength	about 5 kilometers ⓘ
routeStart	Kushida Shrine ⓘ
startDateInYear	July 1 ⓘ
teamDivision	seven nagare districts ⓘ
tourismAttraction	major summer event in Fukuoka ⓘ
usesObject	Kakiyama floats ⓘ Kazariyama floats ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fukuoka → knownFor → Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival ⓘ

Fukuoka Prefecture → knownFor → Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival ⓘ

Hakata Gion Yamakasa → associatedWith → Hakata Gion Festival ⓘ

subject linked to: Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival