Tenjin Matsuri
E178547
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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenjin Matsuri canonical | 10 |
| Funatogyo river procession | 1 |
| Tenjin Matsuri (Kitano Tenjin Matsuri) | 1 |
| Tenjin Matsuri boat procession | 1 |
| Tenjin Matsuri boat processions | 1 |
| Tenjin festivals | 1 |
| Tenjin matsuri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1577091 — 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: Tenjin Matsuri Context triple: [Tenjin, festival, Tenjin Matsuri]
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A.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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B.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
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C.
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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D.
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is a famous and energetic Japanese festival in Osaka Prefecture known for its massive, elaborately carved wooden floats that are pulled at high speed through the streets.
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E.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
- 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: Tenjin Matsuri Target entity description: 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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A.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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B.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
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C.
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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D.
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is a famous and energetic Japanese festival in Osaka Prefecture known for its massive, elaborately carved wooden floats that are pulled at high speed through the streets.
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E.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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religious festival ⓘ summer festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
large numbers of tourists
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local worshippers ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important traditional event in Kansai region
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major symbol of Osaka’s festival culture ⓘ |
| deityDomain |
learning
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literature ⓘ scholarship ⓘ |
| endDate | July 25 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | deification of Sugawara no Michizane ⓘ |
| estimatedOriginCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| features |
chanting and music
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illuminated festival boats ⓘ portable shrines ⓘ taiko drumming ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Funatogyo river procession
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linked to:
Tenjin Matsuri
Rikutogyo land procession ⓘ fireworks festival ⓘ shinto rituals ⓘ |
| honorsDeity |
Sugawara no Michizane
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Tenjin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boat parade
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bugaku court music ⓘ costumed processions ⓘ fireworks display ⓘ lion dances ⓘ mikoshi procession ⓘ river procession ⓘ traditional performances ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Osaka
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Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
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linked to:
Osaka Tenmangū
|
| purpose |
to ensure safety and good fortune for participants
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to honor the deity of scholarship ⓘ to pray for prosperity of Osaka ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| scale |
one of Japan’s three great festivals
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one of Osaka’s largest festivals ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| startDate | July 24 ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn |
Kyu-Yodo River
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Okawa River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tenjin Matsuri Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Ume Matsuri (Plum Blossom Festival)
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