Yokote Kamakura Festival
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The Yokote Kamakura Festival is a traditional winter event in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, featuring numerous snow huts (kamakura) illuminated by candles and used as small shrines to the water deity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yokote Kamakura Festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yokote Kamakura Festival Context triple: [Akita Prefecture, hasFestival, Yokote Kamakura Festival]
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A.
Kawagoe Festival
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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B.
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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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.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- 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: Yokote Kamakura Festival Target entity description: The Yokote Kamakura Festival is a traditional winter event in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, featuring numerous snow huts (kamakura) illuminated by candles and used as small shrines to the water deity.
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A.
Kawagoe Festival
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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B.
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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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.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural property
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winter festival ⓘ |
| activity |
children inviting visitors into kamakura
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making offerings of rice and sake ⓘ photographing illuminated kamakura ⓘ serving amazake ⓘ serving mochi rice cakes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yokote snow country lifestyle ⓘ |
| climateCondition | heavy snowfall area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
preserves traditional winter customs
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represents snow culture of Akita ⓘ |
| feature |
candle illumination
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kamakura ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakura
local food stalls ⓘ miniature snow domes ⓘ nighttime light-up ⓘ offerings to water deity ⓘ snow huts ⓘ |
| hasSubEvent |
Kamakura Museum displays
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snow lantern displays ⓘ traditional performing arts on stage ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | February ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lighting | candles ⓘ |
| localName | 横手のかまくら ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akita Prefecture
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Yokote ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Minami Elementary School grounds
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Y2 Plaza (Yokote Station area) ⓘ Yokote Castle area ⓘ Yokote City Hall area ⓘ central Yokote city ⓘ
linked to:
Yokote, Akita
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| materialUsed | snow ⓘ |
| purpose |
community bonding
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prayer for abundant water ⓘ prayer for good harvest ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset of Yokote City ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Yokote City government ⓘ |
| region |
Tohoku region
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linked to:
Tohoku
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| religiousAspect |
folk Shinto practices
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worship of water deity ⓘ |
| scale |
dozens of large kamakura
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hundreds of small kamakura ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| tourism |
attracts domestic tourists
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attracts international tourists ⓘ |
| typicalDates |
February 15
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February 16 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yokote Kamakura Festival Description of subject: The Yokote Kamakura Festival is a traditional winter event in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, featuring numerous snow huts (kamakura) illuminated by candles and used as small shrines to the water deity.
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