Obon Mantoro
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Obon Mantoro is a traditional Japanese lantern-lighting festival held at Kasuga Taisha in Nara during the Obon season, when thousands of stone and hanging lanterns are illuminated to honor ancestral spirits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Obon Mantoro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4910195 — 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: Obon Mantoro Context triple: [Kasuga Taisha, hasFestival, Obon Mantoro]
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A.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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B.
Ōkuboji
Ōkuboji is a Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, best known as the final stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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C.
Okutama
Okutama is a mountainous town in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas at the headwaters of the Tama River.
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D.
Kikkamonshō
Kikkamonshō is the Japanese name for the chrysanthemum crest that serves as the Imperial Seal of Japan, symbolizing the authority and heritage of the Japanese imperial family.
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E.
Byobu Matsuri
Byobu Matsuri is a traditional sub-event of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri in which local households display folding screens and treasured artworks to the public.
- 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: Obon Mantoro Target entity description: Obon Mantoro is a traditional Japanese lantern-lighting festival held at Kasuga Taisha in Nara during the Obon season, when thousands of stone and hanging lanterns are illuminated to honor ancestral spirits.
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A.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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B.
Ōkuboji
Ōkuboji is a Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, best known as the final stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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C.
Okutama
Okutama is a mountainous town in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas at the headwaters of the Tama River.
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D.
Kikkamonshō
Kikkamonshō is the Japanese name for the chrysanthemum crest that serves as the Imperial Seal of Japan, symbolizing the authority and heritage of the Japanese imperial family.
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E.
Byobu Matsuri
Byobu Matsuri is a traditional sub-event of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri in which local households display folding screens and treasured artworks to the public.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
lantern-lighting festival ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Obon ⓘ
linked to:
Ullambana Festival
Shinto ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important seasonal event in Nara ⓘ |
| feature | thousands of illuminated lanterns ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasVenueType | Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| heldDuring |
Obon season
ⓘ
linked to:
Ullambana Festival
|
| heritageType | intangible cultural tradition ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lightingMedium |
candles
ⓘ
lanterns ⓘ |
| location |
Kasuga Taisha
ⓘ
Nara ⓘ Nara Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
lighting hanging lanterns
ⓘ
lighting stone lanterns ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of ancestors
ⓘ
guiding ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| relatedFestival | Setsubun Mantoro ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | honoring ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| shrineDeity |
Kasuga Daimyōjin
ⓘ
linked to:
Kasuga Taisha
|
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| tourism | attracts many visitors ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic | shrine grounds illuminated at night ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obon Mantoro Description of subject: Obon Mantoro is a traditional Japanese lantern-lighting festival held at Kasuga Taisha in Nara during the Obon season, when thousands of stone and hanging lanterns are illuminated to honor ancestral spirits.
Referenced by (1)
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