Iwashimizu-sai
E799965
Iwashimizu-sai is a major annual Shinto festival held at the historic Iwashimizu Hachimangū shrine in Japan, featuring traditional rituals and processions honoring the deity Hachiman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iwashimizu-sai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9435464 — 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: Iwashimizu-sai Context triple: [Iwashimizu Hachimangū, hasFestival, Iwashimizu-sai]
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A.
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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B.
Gawai Sowa
Gawai Sowa is a traditional harvest and thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Bidayuh people of Borneo, marked by communal rituals, feasting, and cultural performances.
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C.
Matsuri
"Matsuri" is a notable musical work by Japanese new-age musician Kitaro, known for its evocative, festival-inspired soundscapes.
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D.
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.
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E.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
- 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: Iwashimizu-sai Target entity description: Iwashimizu-sai is a major annual Shinto festival held at the historic Iwashimizu Hachimangū shrine in Japan, featuring traditional rituals and processions honoring the deity Hachiman.
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A.
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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B.
Gawai Sowa
Gawai Sowa is a traditional harvest and thanksgiving festival celebrated by the Bidayuh people of Borneo, marked by communal rituals, feasting, and cultural performances.
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C.
Matsuri
"Matsuri" is a notable musical work by Japanese new-age musician Kitaro, known for its evocative, festival-inspired soundscapes.
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D.
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.
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E.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Shinto festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hachiman worship
ⓘ
Iwashimizu Hachimangū ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageType | traditional Japanese festival ⓘ |
| deityRoleHonored |
god of war
ⓘ
protector of Japan ⓘ |
| deityTypeHonored | kami ⓘ |
| festivalCategory | annual festival ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasEventType | religious procession ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Shinto priests
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ceremonial garments ⓘ offerings to Hachiman ⓘ parade of portable shrines ⓘ processions ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| hasRitualType | Shinto rituals ⓘ |
| heldAtShrine | Iwashimizu Hachimangū ⓘ |
| honors | Hachiman ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Hachiman ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Iwashimizu Hachimangū ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hachiman faith ⓘ |
| significance |
important local religious event
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major festival of Iwashimizu Hachimangū ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iwashimizu-sai Description of subject: Iwashimizu-sai is a major annual Shinto festival held at the historic Iwashimizu Hachimangū shrine in Japan, featuring traditional rituals and processions honoring the deity Hachiman.
Referenced by (1)
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