Aizu Byakko Matsuri
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Aizu Byakko Matsuri is a traditional festival in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, featuring historical reenactments and parades honoring the region’s samurai heritage, especially the Byakkotai (White Tiger Corps).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aizu Byakko Matsuri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4715792 — 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: Aizu Byakko Matsuri Context triple: [Tohoku, hasTraditionalFestival, Aizu Byakko Matsuri]
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A.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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E.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
- 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: Aizu Byakko Matsuri Target entity description: Aizu Byakko Matsuri is a traditional festival in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, featuring historical reenactments and parades honoring the region’s samurai heritage, especially the Byakkotai (White Tiger Corps).
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A.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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E.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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cultural event ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aizu tourism promotion
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local schools and youth groups ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local visitors ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
commemoration of Byakkotai
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preservation of Aizu samurai traditions ⓘ promotion of regional identity ⓘ |
| features |
participants in period costumes
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participants in samurai armor ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
costumed performances
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historical reenactments ⓘ martial displays ⓘ parades ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
educational program on history
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memorial ceremony ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | white tiger motif ⓘ |
| heritageType | intangible cultural heritage (local) ⓘ |
| honors |
Aizu samurai
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Byakkotai NERFINISHED ⓘ White Tiger Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aizu
NERFINISHED
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Aizuwakamatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukushima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Tohoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Aizuwakamatsu city authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor the Byakkotai
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to transmit Aizu samurai culture to later generations ⓘ |
| region | Aizu Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aizu War
NERFINISHED
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Aizuwakamatsu Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Boshin War NERFINISHED ⓘ Byakkotai suicide legend ⓘ |
| theme |
local history
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samurai heritage ⓘ |
| typicalTime | September ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aizu Byakko Matsuri Description of subject: Aizu Byakko Matsuri is a traditional festival in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, featuring historical reenactments and parades honoring the region’s samurai heritage, especially the Byakkotai (White Tiger Corps).
Referenced by (1)
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