Oiyama
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Oiyama is the climactic final race of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival in Fukuoka, where teams dash through the streets carrying elaborately decorated floats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oiyama canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9971061 — 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: Oiyama Context triple: [Hakata Gion Yamakasa, hasComponentEvent, Oiyama]
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A.
Ōyama
Ōyama is a Japanese surname borne by various notable figures in Japan’s military, political, and cultural history.
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B.
Aoyama
Aoyama is an upscale district in Tokyo known for its high-end fashion boutiques, modern architecture, and trendy cafes and galleries.
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C.
Sasayama
Sasayama is a historic castle town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved Edo-period streets, Sasayama Castle ruins, and traditional local cuisine.
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D.
Yoiyama
Yoiyama is the lively evening street festival held before the main Gion Matsuri parade in Kyoto, featuring illuminated festival floats, food stalls, and traditional music.
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E.
Fukuchiyama
Fukuchiyama is a regional city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known as a historical castle town and commercial hub for the surrounding rural area.
- 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: Oiyama Target entity description: Oiyama is the climactic final race of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival in Fukuoka, where teams dash through the streets carrying elaborately decorated floats.
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A.
Ōyama
Ōyama is a Japanese surname borne by various notable figures in Japan’s military, political, and cultural history.
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B.
Aoyama
Aoyama is an upscale district in Tokyo known for its high-end fashion boutiques, modern architecture, and trendy cafes and galleries.
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C.
Sasayama
Sasayama is a historic castle town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its well-preserved Edo-period streets, Sasayama Castle ruins, and traditional local cuisine.
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D.
Yoiyama
Yoiyama is the lively evening street festival held before the main Gion Matsuri parade in Kyoto, featuring illuminated festival floats, food stalls, and traditional music.
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E.
Fukuchiyama
Fukuchiyama is a regional city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, known as a historical castle town and commercial hub for the surrounding rural area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival event
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race ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shinto-related festival practices
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summer festival season in Japan ⓘ |
| audience |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hakata local tradition
ⓘ
Japanese festival culture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | climactic event of the festival ⓘ |
| hasElement |
competitive spirit
ⓘ
team coordination ⓘ traditional costumes for carriers ⓘ |
| hasFormat | timed race through a fixed course ⓘ |
| hasNameScript | Japanese characters ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
highly energetic spectacle
ⓘ
physically demanding event ⓘ |
| hasRole | final race of Hakata Gion Yamakasa ⓘ |
| hasTemporalPosition | final stage of Hakata Gion Yamakasa ⓘ |
| involves |
dashing through streets
ⓘ
elaborately decorated floats ⓘ teams of carriers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fukuoka City
NERFINISHED
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Fukuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | Hakata Gion Yamakasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | Hakata district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | kakiyama floats ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oiyama Description of subject: Oiyama is the climactic final race of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival in Fukuoka, where teams dash through the streets carrying elaborately decorated floats.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hakata Gion Yamakasa