Takachiho Kagura
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Takachiho Kagura is a traditional Shinto ritual dance and music performance from Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed for reenacting Japanese creation myths through all-night sacred kagura dances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takachiho Kagura canonical | 1 |
| 高千穂神楽 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5860629 — 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: Takachiho Kagura Context triple: [Takachiho, hasCulturalHeritage, Takachiho Kagura]
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A.
Chukagai Odori
Chukagai Odori is a prominent street in Yokohama’s Chinatown known for its dense concentration of Chinese restaurants, shops, and cultural attractions.
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B.
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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C.
Noh theatre
Noh theatre is a classical Japanese performing art that combines stylized dance, music, and poetic drama, known for its masked actors, minimalist staging, and deep roots in medieval Japanese culture and literature.
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D.
Shirakawa no misasagi
Shirakawa no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of the Japanese Emperor Shirakawa.
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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: Takachiho Kagura Target entity description: Takachiho Kagura is a traditional Shinto ritual dance and music performance from Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed for reenacting Japanese creation myths through all-night sacred kagura dances.
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A.
Chukagai Odori
Chukagai Odori is a prominent street in Yokohama’s Chinatown known for its dense concentration of Chinese restaurants, shops, and cultural attractions.
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B.
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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C.
Noh theatre
Noh theatre is a classical Japanese performing art that combines stylized dance, music, and poetic drama, known for its masked actors, minimalist staging, and deep roots in medieval Japanese culture and literature.
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D.
Shirakawa no misasagi
Shirakawa no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of the Japanese Emperor Shirakawa.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto ritual
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ kagura performance ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Amaterasu
ⓘ
Ame-no-Uzume ⓘ
linked to:
Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto
Takachiho myths of the descent of Ninigi ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Japanese mythology
ⓘ
Kojiki creation myths ⓘ
linked to:
Kojiki
Nihon Shoki myths ⓘ
linked to:
Rikkokushi
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Miyazaki Prefecture folk culture
ⓘ
Takachiho region ⓘ |
| genre |
folk performing art
ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
kagura music ensemble
ⓘ
masked dances ⓘ night-long sequence of dances ⓘ |
| hasStyle | rustic and dynamic dance style ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyushu
ⓘ
Miyazaki Prefecture ⓘ Takachiho ⓘ |
| notableFor |
all-night sacred performances
ⓘ
reenactment of Japanese creation myths ⓘ |
| performanceDuration | overnight ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Shinto shrines
ⓘ
Takachiho Shrine ⓘ |
| performerType |
local villagers
ⓘ
shrine-affiliated groups ⓘ |
| purpose |
community protection
ⓘ
entertainment of deities (kami-asobi) ⓘ prayer for good harvest ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Japanese government as important folk cultural property ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iwami Kagura
ⓘ
Shinto kagura traditions ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Takachiho ⓘ |
| transmission | passed down in local communities ⓘ |
| typicalSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
flute
ⓘ
kane (gong) ⓘ taiko drum ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
| usesObject |
masks
ⓘ
ritual implements ⓘ sacred sake offerings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Takachiho Kagura Description of subject: Takachiho Kagura is a traditional Shinto ritual dance and music performance from Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed for reenacting Japanese creation myths through all-night sacred kagura dances.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Takachiho Kagura