Tōka Ebisu Festival
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The Tōka Ebisu Festival is a lively Japanese New Year event dedicated to the god of prosperity, where crowds visit shrines to pray for good fortune in business and receive lucky charms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toka Ebisu Festival | 1 |
| Tōka Ebisu Festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11491935 — 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: Tōka Ebisu Festival Context triple: [Nishinomiya Shrine, mainFestival, Tōka Ebisu Festival]
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Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
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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.
Oeshiki festival
The Oeshiki festival is a Japanese Buddhist observance commemorating the death of Nichiren, marked by nighttime processions of elaborately decorated lantern floats and chanting devotees.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Tōka Ebisu Festival Target entity description: The Tōka Ebisu Festival is a lively Japanese New Year event dedicated to the god of prosperity, where crowds visit shrines to pray for good fortune in business and receive lucky charms.
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A.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
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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.
Oeshiki festival
The Oeshiki festival is a Japanese Buddhist observance commemorating the death of Nichiren, marked by nighttime processions of elaborately decorated lantern floats and chanting devotees.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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Shinto festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| activity |
offering prayers
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parades ⓘ processions ⓘ purchasing talismans ⓘ receiving lucky charms ⓘ visiting shrines ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Toka Ebisu Festival
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linked to:
Tōka Ebisu Festival
Tōka Ebisu ⓘ
linked to:
Toka Ebisu
|
| associatedWith |
business owners
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merchants ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ebisu ⓘ |
| deityRoleOfEbisu |
god of good fortune
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god of prosperity ⓘ patron of commerce ⓘ patron of fishermen ⓘ |
| feature |
festival music
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lively crowds ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ street stalls ⓘ |
| heldOn | 10th day of the first lunar month ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| luckyItem |
bamboo branches
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charms for prosperity ⓘ decorated bamboo branches ⓘ fukuzasa ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Ebisu ⓘ |
| majorLocation |
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine
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linked to:
Ebisu Shrine
Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Ebisu Shrine ⓘ Nishinomiya ⓘ Nishinomiya Shrine ⓘ Osaka ⓘ |
| occasion | New Year ⓘ |
| purpose |
pray for business prosperity
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pray for good fortune ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| theme |
good fortune in business
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prosperity ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | January ⓘ |
| typicalDate | January 10 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tōka Ebisu Festival Description of subject: The Tōka Ebisu Festival is a lively Japanese New Year event dedicated to the god of prosperity, where crowds visit shrines to pray for good fortune in business and receive lucky charms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tōka Ebisu Festival