Sannō Matsuri
E683695
Sannō Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s major traditional Shinto festivals, featuring elaborate processions and rituals that honor the deities of Hie Shrine and celebrate the city’s prosperity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sannō Matsuri canonical | 4 |
| Sanno Matsuri | 1 |
| Sanno Matsuri festival | 1 |
| Sannō Matsuri mikoshi parade | 1 |
| 神田祭 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7720741 — 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: Sannō Matsuri Context triple: [Hie Shrine, hasFestival, Sannō Matsuri]
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A.
Sagichō Matsuri
Sagichō Matsuri is a traditional Japanese fire festival, particularly famous in Ōmihachiman, where elaborate straw floats are paraded and ceremonially burned to pray for good fortune and mark the end of the New Year period.
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B.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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C.
Otsu Matsuri
Otsu Matsuri is a traditional autumn festival in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, known for its elaborately decorated festival floats and lively street processions.
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D.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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E.
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri is a spectacular summer fire festival in Japan featuring massive flaming torches carried in procession to honor the deities of Nachi Waterfall.
- 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: Sannō Matsuri Target entity description: Sannō Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s major traditional Shinto festivals, featuring elaborate processions and rituals that honor the deities of Hie Shrine and celebrate the city’s prosperity.
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A.
Sagichō Matsuri
Sagichō Matsuri is a traditional Japanese fire festival, particularly famous in Ōmihachiman, where elaborate straw floats are paraded and ceremonially burned to pray for good fortune and mark the end of the New Year period.
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B.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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C.
Otsu Matsuri
Otsu Matsuri is a traditional autumn festival in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, known for its elaborately decorated festival floats and lively street processions.
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D.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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E.
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri is a spectacular summer fire festival in Japan featuring massive flaming torches carried in procession to honor the deities of Nachi Waterfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto festival
ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ |
| alternateWith | Kanda Matsuri ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hie Shrine kami
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| category |
Festivals in Tokyo
ⓘ
Shinto festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| cityCelebrated | Tokyo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Edo-Tokyo urban culture ⓘ |
| culturalPropertyStatus | important intangible folk cultural property of Tokyo (local recognition) ⓘ |
| dressCode | participants wear traditional happi coats ⓘ |
| features |
Shinto ceremonies at Hie Shrine
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Shinto rituals ⓘ decorated floats ⓘ mikoshi procession ⓘ parade through central Tokyo ⓘ portable shrines ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| festivalType | matsuri ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| hasProcessionName | Jinkōsai procession ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | June ⓘ |
| historicalName | Sannō-sai ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence | Edo period ⓘ |
| honorsDeity |
Sannō Gongen
ⓘ
Ōyamakui-no-Kami ⓘ
linked to:
Ōyamakui-no-kami
|
| includesEvent |
Shinkosai (divine palanquin procession)
ⓘ
linked to:
mikoshi procession
various shrine rituals over several days ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiyoda, Tokyo
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| mainShrine | Hie Shrine ⓘ |
| music | gagaku and festival music ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Festival of the Mountain King deity ⓘ |
| organizer | Hie Shrine ⓘ |
| purpose |
honor deities of Hie Shrine
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pray for city’s prosperity ⓘ pray for peace and good harvest ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| routeIncludes |
Ginza area
ⓘ
linked to:
Ginza
Nagatachō ⓘ
linked to:
Nagatachō district
Tokyo Imperial Palace area ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
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| schedulePattern | held in even-numbered years ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the three great festivals of Tokyo
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one of the three major festivals of Edo period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sannō Matsuri Description of subject: Sannō Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s major traditional Shinto festivals, featuring elaborate processions and rituals that honor the deities of Hie Shrine and celebrate the city’s prosperity.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sannō Matsuri
linked to: Sannō Matsuri