Byobu Matsuri
E287828
Byobu Matsuri is a traditional sub-event of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri in which local households display folding screens and treasured artworks to the public.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Byobu Matsuri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2655816 — 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: Byobu Matsuri Context triple: [Gion Matsuri, hasComponent, Byobu Matsuri]
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A.
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.
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B.
Aoi Matsuri
Aoi Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important traditional festivals, featuring Heian-period costumed processions to the Kamo shrines each May.
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C.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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D.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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E.
Bunka no Hi
Bunka no Hi is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on November 3rd that promotes culture, the arts, and academic achievement through festivals, exhibitions, and award ceremonies.
- 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: Byobu Matsuri Target entity description: Byobu Matsuri is a traditional sub-event of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri in which local households display folding screens and treasured artworks to the public.
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A.
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.
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B.
Aoi Matsuri
Aoi Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important traditional festivals, featuring Heian-period costumed processions to the Kamo shrines each May.
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C.
Saki Matsuri
Saki Matsuri is the first of the two main parade events in Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri festival, featuring elaborate floats that process through the city streets in mid-July.
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D.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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E.
Bunka no Hi
Bunka no Hi is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on November 3rd that promotes culture, the arts, and academic achievement through festivals, exhibitions, and award ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural tradition
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traditional festival event ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
preserve traditional arts
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share cultural heritage with the public ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Kyoto ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrefecture | Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Shinto ⓘ |
| associatedWithShrine | Yasaka Shrine ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese traditional arts
ⓘ
Kyoto machiya townhouse culture ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
community participation
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display of private art collections ⓘ open-house style event ⓘ street-level cultural exhibition ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
showcases local history and family heritage
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strengthens neighborhood identity ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasLocationType |
private residences
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traditional townhouses ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
access to normally private interiors
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display of heirloom folding screens ⓘ |
| isSubEventOf | Gion Matsuri ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kyoto ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Gion Matsuri period ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | July ⓘ |
| partOf | Gion Matsuri ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese folding screens
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Japanese summer festivals ⓘ Kyoto festivals ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usesObject |
byobu folding screens
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hanging scrolls ⓘ paintings ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Byobu Matsuri Description of subject: Byobu Matsuri is a traditional sub-event of Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri in which local households display folding screens and treasured artworks to the public.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.