Awa Odori dance festival

E625315

Japanese traditional festival dance festival matsuri

The Awa Odori dance festival is one of Japan’s largest and most famous traditional dance celebrations, featuring lively group dances and music held annually in Tokushima.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Awa Odori	7
Awa Odori dance festival canonical	3
Awa Odori festival	3
Awa Odori dance tradition	1
Chigasaki Awa Odori	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6868694 — 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: Awa Odori dance festival
Context triple: [Tokushima, knownFor, Awa Odori dance festival]

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.
B. 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.
C. Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
D. 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.
E. Nagasaki Kunchi Festival
The Nagasaki Kunchi Festival is a centuries-old autumn celebration in Nagasaki famed for its vibrant parades, dragon dances, and multicultural performances reflecting the city’s blend of Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch influences.
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: Awa Odori dance festival
Target entity description: The Awa Odori dance festival is one of Japan’s largest and most famous traditional dance celebrations, featuring lively group dances and music held annually in Tokushima.

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.
B. 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.
C. Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
D. 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.
E. Nagasaki Kunchi Festival
The Nagasaki Kunchi Festival is a centuries-old autumn celebration in Nagasaki famed for its vibrant parades, dragon dances, and multicultural performances reflecting the city’s blend of Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch influences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese traditional festival ⓘ dance festival ⓘ matsuri ⓘ
associatedWith	Obon Buddhist festival ⓘ linked to: Ullambana Festival summer festivals in Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important intangible cultural heritage of Japan ⓘ symbol of Tokushima identity ⓘ
danceStyle	group line dancing ⓘ improvised movements within set patterns ⓘ
duration	several days ⓘ
famousFor	energetic music ⓘ large crowds ⓘ lively group dances ⓘ nighttime street atmosphere ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	traditional Japanese dance ⓘ
hasChant	“Erai yatcha, erai yatcha” ⓘ “Yatto-sa, yatto-sa” ⓘ
hasPart	daytime performances ⓘ night parades ⓘ ren dance groups ⓘ stage dance performances ⓘ street dance performances ⓘ traditional music ensembles ⓘ
heldDuring	Obon season ⓘ linked to: Ullambana Festival
language	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Tokushima City ⓘ Tokushima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Shikoku Island ⓘ linked to: Shikoku
mainVenue	Awa Odori Kaikan area ⓘ Tokushima City center ⓘ
musicGenre	Japanese folk music ⓘ festival music ⓘ
occursInMonth	August ⓘ
oneOf	largest dance festivals in Japan ⓘ most famous traditional dance celebrations in Japan ⓘ
performedBy	corporate teams ⓘ local community groups ⓘ ren dance troupes ⓘ tourist participants ⓘ
region	Shikoku ⓘ
tourismAttraction	domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ
typicalCostume	amigasa straw hat ⓘ geta wooden clogs ⓘ happi coat ⓘ yukata ⓘ
usesInstrument	kane (bell) ⓘ shamisen ⓘ shinobue flute ⓘ linked to: nohkan flute taiko drums ⓘ

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