Kawagoe Festival
E612256
The Kawagoe Festival is a traditional autumn matsuri in Kawagoe, Saitama, famous for its ornate Edo-style floats, lively music, and nighttime parade through the city’s historic streets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kawagoe Festival canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6682869 — 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: Kawagoe Festival Context triple: [Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, hasFestival, Kawagoe Festival]
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A.
Kameoka Festival
The Kameoka Festival is a traditional Japanese autumn matsuri in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, featuring ornate festival floats, processions, and local cultural celebrations.
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B.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
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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.
Takasaki Festival
The Takasaki Festival is a local Japanese cultural celebration in Takasaki City, featuring traditional performances, parades, food stalls, and community events.
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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: Kawagoe Festival Target entity description: The Kawagoe Festival is a traditional autumn matsuri in Kawagoe, Saitama, famous for its ornate Edo-style floats, lively music, and nighttime parade through the city’s historic streets.
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A.
Kameoka Festival
The Kameoka Festival is a traditional Japanese autumn matsuri in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, featuring ornate festival floats, processions, and local cultural celebrations.
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B.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
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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.
Takasaki Festival
The Takasaki Festival is a local Japanese cultural celebration in Takasaki City, featuring traditional performances, parades, food stalls, and community events.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kawagoe Hikawa Festival
NERFINISHED
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Kawagoe Matsuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Edo-period merchant town of Kawagoe ⓘ |
| floatDecoration |
carved sculptures
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lacquered woodwork ⓘ lanterns ⓘ |
| floatType | dashi floats ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Edo-style floats
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crowd participation ⓘ festival stalls ⓘ nighttime parade ⓘ ornate floats ⓘ street processions ⓘ traditional festival music ⓘ |
| heritageType | intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Kanto region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawagoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAttraction |
hayashi festival music performances
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large festival floats with mechanical dolls ⓘ |
| musicInstruments |
drums
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flutes ⓘ hand gongs ⓘ |
| musicType | hayashi ⓘ |
| paradeRoute | historic streets of Kawagoe ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration of local deities
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community bonding ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
daytime events
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nighttime events ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major tourist attraction of Kawagoe ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | October ⓘ |
| UNESCOElement | Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kawagoe Festival Description of subject: The Kawagoe Festival is a traditional autumn matsuri in Kawagoe, Saitama, famous for its ornate Edo-style floats, lively music, and nighttime parade through the city’s historic streets.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.