Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival
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The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival is a large international gathering held in Okinawa that brings together people of Okinawan descent from around the globe to celebrate and preserve their shared culture and heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival canonical | 2 |
| World Uchinanchu Festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5983737 — 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: Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival Context triple: [Uchinanchu, celebrates, Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival]
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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.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
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C.
Fujinomiya Festival
The Fujinomiya Festival is a traditional autumn matsuri in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, known for its ornate festival floats, lively street processions, and celebrations centered around the historic Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine.
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D.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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E.
Kobine Festival
Kobine Festival is a traditional harvest celebration held by communities in Ghana’s Upper West Region, featuring drumming, dancing, and thanksgiving for a successful farming season.
- 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: Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival Target entity description: The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival is a large international gathering held in Okinawa that brings together people of Okinawan descent from around the globe to celebrate and preserve their shared culture and heritage.
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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.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
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C.
Fujinomiya Festival
The Fujinomiya Festival is a traditional autumn matsuri in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, known for its ornate festival floats, lively street processions, and celebrations centered around the historic Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine.
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D.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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E.
Kobine Festival
Kobine Festival is a traditional harvest celebration held by communities in Ghana’s Upper West Region, featuring drumming, dancing, and thanksgiving for a successful farming season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Okinawan diaspora gathering
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ international event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sekai Uchinanchu Taikai
ⓘ
World Uchinanchu Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Okinawan culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupCelebrated |
Uchinanchu
ⓘ
people of Okinawan descent ⓘ |
| hashtag |
#uchinanchu
ⓘ
#uchinanchutaikai ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eisa dance performances
ⓘ
closing ceremony ⓘ cultural workshops ⓘ exchange programs ⓘ food stalls ⓘ opening ceremony ⓘ parades ⓘ traditional arts and crafts exhibitions ⓘ traditional music performances ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
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Japanese ⓘ Okinawan language ⓘ |
| location |
Naha, Okinawa
ⓘ
linked to:
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Naha City ⓘ |
| organizer |
Okinawa Prefectural Government
ⓘ
Okinawan cultural organizations ⓘ local Okinawan municipalities ⓘ |
| participant |
Okinawan cultural groups
ⓘ
descendants of Okinawan emigrants ⓘ local Okinawan residents ⓘ overseas Okinawans ⓘ
linked to:
Ryukyuan people
|
| purpose |
to bring together people of Okinawan descent from around the world
ⓘ
to celebrate Okinawan culture ⓘ to preserve Okinawan heritage ⓘ to promote exchange between Okinawa and overseas communities ⓘ to strengthen ties among the Okinawan diaspora ⓘ |
| recurring | true ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Okinawan diaspora
ⓘ
linked to:
Ryukyuan people
Okinawan emigration ⓘ Ryukyuan culture ⓘ Uchinanchu identity ⓘ |
| significance |
major event for the Okinawan diaspora
ⓘ
promotes Okinawan identity among younger generations ⓘ strengthens international networks of Okinawan communities ⓘ |
| typicalInterval | every 5 years ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival Description of subject: The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival is a large international gathering held in Okinawa that brings together people of Okinawan descent from around the globe to celebrate and preserve their shared culture and heritage.
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linked to: Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival