Kangen-sai
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Kangen-sai is a traditional Japanese Shinto festival featuring elegant court music and boat processions, celebrated annually at the historic Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kangen-sai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10485382 — 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: Kangen-sai Context triple: [Itsukushima Shrine, mainFestival, Kangen-sai]
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A.
Kanjizai
Kanjizai is another name for Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion in Buddhist tradition.
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B.
Niiname-sai
Niiname-sai is a traditional Shinto harvest festival in Japan during which the emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it in a solemn thanksgiving rite.
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C.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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D.
Kudanshita
Kudanshita is a district and major subway station area in central Tokyo known for its proximity to the Imperial Palace, Yasukuni Shrine, and several universities and office buildings.
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E.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
- 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: Kangen-sai Target entity description: Kangen-sai is a traditional Japanese Shinto festival featuring elegant court music and boat processions, celebrated annually at the historic Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island.
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A.
Kanjizai
Kanjizai is another name for Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion in Buddhist tradition.
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B.
Niiname-sai
Niiname-sai is a traditional Shinto harvest festival in Japan during which the emperor offers newly harvested rice to the deities and partakes of it in a solemn thanksgiving rite.
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C.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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D.
Kudanshita
Kudanshita is a district and major subway station area in central Tokyo known for its proximity to the Imperial Palace, Yasukuni Shrine, and several universities and office buildings.
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E.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese traditional festival
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Shinto festival ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPeriodReferenced | Heian period ⓘ |
| culturalStyle | Heian court culture ⓘ |
| features |
Shinto ceremonies on the sea
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boat procession with lanterns ⓘ bugaku dance ⓘ gagaku ⓘ offerings to deities ⓘ procession of priests ⓘ ritual music on boats ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important local religious event
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preservation of ancient court music ⓘ tourist attraction of Miyajima ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Shinto priests
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local worshippers ⓘ miko ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Shinto rites
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boat procession ⓘ court music ⓘ ritual purification ⓘ |
| heldAt | Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Itsukushima Island
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Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture
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Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ Miyajima Island ⓘ
linked to:
Itsukushima Island
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| mainDeityVenerated |
Itsukushima Ōkami
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Munakata goddesses ⓘ |
| occursDuring | summer ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Itsukushima Shrine festivals
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linked to:
Kangen-sai Festival at Itsukushima Shrine
Japanese maritime festivals ⓘ bugaku ⓘ gagaku ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn |
boats decorated with lanterns
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sea around Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
biwa
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hichiriki ⓘ koto ⓘ ryūteki ⓘ shō ⓘ taiko drums ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kangen-sai Description of subject: Kangen-sai is a traditional Japanese Shinto festival featuring elegant court music and boat processions, celebrated annually at the historic Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island.
Referenced by (1)
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