Kamo Matsuri
E301200
Kamo Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s three major traditional festivals, featuring elaborate Heian-period processions to the Kamo Shrines each May.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kamo Matsuri canonical | 1 |
| Kamo Shrines festival system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2828105 — 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: Kamo Matsuri Context triple: [Aoi Matsuri, alsoKnownAs, Kamo Matsuri]
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A.
Tenjin Matsuri
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
- 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: Kamo Matsuri Target entity description: Kamo Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s three major traditional festivals, featuring elaborate Heian-period processions to the Kamo Shrines each May.
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A.
Tenjin Matsuri
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto festival
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annual event ⓘ festival ⓘ traditional Japanese festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Aoi Matsuri ⓘ |
| associatedColor | hollyhock leaves ⓘ |
| associatedWithShrine |
Kamigamo Shrine
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Shimogamo Shrine ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important intangible cultural heritage of Kyoto
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major cultural event of Kyoto ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Kamo deities
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linked to:
Kamo Wake-ikazuchi no Kami
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| features |
Heian-period style procession
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court nobles in traditional dress ⓘ decorated palanquins ⓘ elaborate costumes ⓘ mounted courtiers ⓘ ox-drawn carriages ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ sacred horse ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Festivals in Kyoto
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Shinto festivals in Japan ⓘ Spring festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| hasProcessionTo |
Kamigamo Shrine
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Shimogamo Shrine ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
imperial court ritual
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prayers for good harvest ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | May ⓘ |
| historicalOriginPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Kamigamo Shrine
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Shimogamo Shrine ⓘ |
| partOf | Kyoto’s three major festivals ⓘ |
| processionRoute |
from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo Shrine
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from Shimogamo Shrine to Kamigamo Shrine ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| sharesCategoryWith |
Gion Matsuri
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Jidai Matsuri ⓘ |
| timePeriodRepresented | Heian period ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| typicalDate | May 15 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kamo Matsuri Description of subject: Kamo Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s three major traditional festivals, featuring elaborate Heian-period processions to the Kamo Shrines each May.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kamo Matsuri