Nagoshi no Harae
E286073
Nagoshi no Harae is a traditional Japanese Shinto purification rite held in mid-year to cleanse sins and impurities and pray for good health for the remainder of the year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagoshi no Harae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2655817 — 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: Nagoshi no Harae Context triple: [Gion Matsuri, hasComponent, Nagoshi no Harae]
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A.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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B.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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C.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
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D.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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E.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
- 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: Nagoshi no Harae Target entity description: Nagoshi no Harae is a traditional Japanese Shinto purification rite held in mid-year to cleanse sins and impurities and pray for good health for the remainder of the year.
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A.
Oshiage
Oshiage is a district in Sumida, Tokyo, best known as the location of the Tokyo Skytree and its surrounding commercial complex.
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B.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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C.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
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D.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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E.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese religious ritual
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Shinto purification rite ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
cleanse misdeeds committed in the first half of the year
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ensure safety for the remaining half of the year ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
health and longevity
ⓘ
kegare (defilement) ⓘ tsumi (ritual impurity) ⓘ yakuyoke (warding off misfortune) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | mid-year purification ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese annual events
ⓘ
Shinto festivals ⓘ ritual purification ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
prayer for good health
ⓘ
purification of sins and impurities ⓘ renewal for the latter half of the year ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
Harae (purification)
ⓘ
linked to:
harae
passing through a large ring of grass or reeds (chinowa) ⓘ presentation of offerings ⓘ recitation of purification prayers ⓘ symbolic removal of impurities ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject | paper dolls (hitogata) in some regions ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Chinowa Kuguri ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | great purification of the passing of summer ⓘ |
| partOf | annual cycle of Shinto rites ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Shinto priests
ⓘ
Shinto worshippers ⓘ local communities ⓘ |
| performedIn | Shinto shrines ⓘ |
| relatedRite |
Oharae no Kotoba
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Oharai ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| status | traditional practice still observed in contemporary Japan ⓘ |
| symbolism | transfer of impurity to substitute objects ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | mid-year ⓘ |
| typicalDate | June 30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nagoshi no Harae Description of subject: Nagoshi no Harae is a traditional Japanese Shinto purification rite held in mid-year to cleanse sins and impurities and pray for good health for the remainder of the year.
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