Kanto Festival
E300028
The Kanto Festival is a traditional summer event in Akita, Japan, where participants balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase local skill and endurance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kanto Festival canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2786842 — 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: Kanto Festival Context triple: [Akita, knownFor, Kanto Festival]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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D.
Joshi festival
Joshi festival is a springtime celebration of fertility, renewal, and communal joy observed by the Kalash people of Pakistan’s Chitral region.
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E.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
- 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: Kanto Festival Target entity description: The Kanto Festival is a traditional summer event in Akita, Japan, where participants balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase local skill and endurance.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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D.
Joshi festival
Joshi festival is a springtime celebration of fertility, renewal, and communal joy observed by the Kalash people of Pakistan’s Chitral region.
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E.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ summer festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
cultural tourists
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festival researchers ⓘ photographers ⓘ |
| audienceType |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| competitionVenue | Akita City gymnasium area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ |
| duration | 4 days ⓘ |
| economicImpact | tourism revenue for Akita ⓘ |
| estimatedPoleHeightRange | 5 to 12 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedPoleWeightRange | up to about 50 kilograms ⓘ |
| hasCompetition | yes ⓘ |
| heldInSeason | summer ⓘ |
| instrumentsUsed |
flutes
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hand cymbals ⓘ taiko drums ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lanternLightSource | electric bulbs ⓘ |
| lanternMaterial | paper ⓘ |
| lightingTime | evening ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Akita City ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Akita Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainCity | Akita ⓘ |
| mainFeature | balancing bamboo poles with lanterns ⓘ |
| mainObject |
kanto pole
ⓘ
paper lanterns ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Kanto Odori Street
ⓘ
Neburi Nagashi Kan ⓘ |
| musicAccompaniment | ohayashi festival music ⓘ |
| numberOfLanternsOnLargestPole | about 46 ⓘ |
| organizingBody | Akita Kanto Festival Executive Committee ⓘ |
| performanceType |
daytime competition
ⓘ
night parade ⓘ street performance ⓘ |
| performerName | sashite ⓘ |
| poleMaterial | bamboo ⓘ |
| purpose |
display of endurance
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display of local skill ⓘ prayer for good harvest ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| region |
Tohoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
|
| relatedFestival |
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
ⓘ
linked to:
Nebuta Matsuri
Nebuta Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Nebuta Matsuri
Tanabata Festival (Sendai) ⓘ
linked to:
Sendai Tanabata Festival
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| relatedFestivalGroup | Tohoku summer festivals ⓘ |
| religiousContext | folk Shinto ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | support staff around performers ⓘ |
| symbolism |
abundant harvest
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rice ears ⓘ |
| typicalBalancingPositions |
forehead
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lower back ⓘ palm ⓘ shoulder ⓘ |
| typicalEndDateRange | August 6 ⓘ |
| typicalEndMonth | August ⓘ |
| typicalLanternColor | warm yellow ⓘ |
| typicalLanternDecoration |
family crests
ⓘ
town emblems ⓘ |
| typicalLanternShape | rice bag shape ⓘ |
| typicalStartDateRange | August 3 ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | August ⓘ |
| UNESCOSubmissionStatus | on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list (as part of Yamahoko, Yatai, Kanto festivals group) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kanto Festival Description of subject: The Kanto Festival is a traditional summer event in Akita, Japan, where participants balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase local skill and endurance.
Referenced by (2)
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