Chichibu Night Festival
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The Chichibu Night Festival is a famous annual winter festival in Chichibu, Japan, renowned for its ornate illuminated floats, fireworks, and centuries-old Shinto traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chichibu Night Festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11805921 — 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: Chichibu Night Festival Context triple: [Saitama Prefecture, hasTraditionalFestival, Chichibu Night Festival]
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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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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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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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Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
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E.
Fujiyoshida Fire Festival
The Fujiyoshida Fire Festival is a traditional late-summer event in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, where massive torches and bonfires are lit to symbolically calm Mount Fuji and mark the end of the climbing season.
- 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: Chichibu Night Festival Target entity description: The Chichibu Night Festival is a famous annual winter festival in Chichibu, Japan, renowned for its ornate illuminated floats, fireworks, and centuries-old Shinto traditions.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
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E.
Fujiyoshida Fire Festival
The Fujiyoshida Fire Festival is a traditional late-summer event in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, where massive torches and bonfires are lit to symbolically calm Mount Fuji and mark the end of the climbing season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ matsuri ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chichibu Yomatsuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chichibu Shrine grand festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Yagokoro-omoikane-no-mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic visitors
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international visitors ⓘ large numbers of tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime | late night ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fireworks display
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illuminated floats ⓘ kabuki performances ⓘ ornate floats ⓘ processions ⓘ street stalls ⓘ traditional festival music ⓘ winter night celebrations ⓘ |
| hasHistorySince |
17th century
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Edo period ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
Chichibu Railway
NERFINISHED
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Seibu Chichibu Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfFloat |
kasaboko
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yatai ⓘ |
| heldOn |
December 2
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December 3 ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chichibu
NERFINISHED
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Kanto region NERFINISHED ⓘ Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDay | December 3 ⓘ |
| mainShrine | Chichibu Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate float decorations
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lantern-lit processions ⓘ traditional Shinto rituals ⓘ winter fireworks ⓘ |
| numberOfFloats | 6 ⓘ |
| partOf | Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Chichibu Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| startTime | evening ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | winter ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | inscribed on Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chichibu Night Festival Description of subject: The Chichibu Night Festival is a famous annual winter festival in Chichibu, Japan, renowned for its ornate illuminated floats, fireworks, and centuries-old Shinto traditions.
Referenced by (1)
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