Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)
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Yabusame Shinji is a traditional Japanese Shinto ritual of horseback archery in which mounted archers shoot arrows at targets while galloping at full speed.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yabusame (horseback archery) | 1 |
| Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual) canonical | 1 |
| Yabusame horseback archery | 1 |
| yabusame | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2828117 — 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: Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual) Context triple: [Aoi Matsuri, hasProcession, Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)]
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A.
Motomiya-sai
Motomiya-sai is a traditional Shinto festival held at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, honoring the shrine’s deities with rituals, offerings, and vibrant celebrations.
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B.
Festival of the Horse
The Festival of the Horse is an annual community celebration in Georgetown, Kentucky, honoring the region’s rich equine heritage with parades, horse-themed events, and local entertainment.
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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.
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.
haka pei (ceremonial sliding ritual)
Haka pei is a traditional Rapa Nui ceremonial ritual in which participants slide at high speed down steep hills on banana-trunk sleds as a test of courage and skill.
- 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: Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual) Target entity description: Yabusame Shinji is a traditional Japanese Shinto ritual of horseback archery in which mounted archers shoot arrows at targets while galloping at full speed.
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A.
Motomiya-sai
Motomiya-sai is a traditional Shinto festival held at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, honoring the shrine’s deities with rituals, offerings, and vibrant celebrations.
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B.
Festival of the Horse
The Festival of the Horse is an annual community celebration in Georgetown, Kentucky, honoring the region’s rich equine heritage with parades, horse-themed events, and local entertainment.
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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.
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.
haka pei (ceremonial sliding ritual)
Haka pei is a traditional Rapa Nui ceremonial ritual in which participants slide at high speed down steep hills on banana-trunk sleds as a test of courage and skill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto ritual
ⓘ
horseback archery ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shinto priests
ⓘ
Shinto shrines ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese traditional culture ⓘ |
| genre | traditional Japanese performing art ⓘ |
| hasActivity | horseback archery ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
martial skill display
ⓘ
religious offering ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
general spectators
ⓘ
shrine worshippers ⓘ |
| hasElement |
formalized shooting sequence
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ritual garments ⓘ traditional Japanese costume ⓘ |
| hasForm |
archery run
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ceremonial procession ⓘ |
| hasGoal | hit targets with arrows ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
horse
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mounted archer ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
outdoor track
ⓘ
shrine precincts ⓘ |
| hasTemporalAspect | performed during festivals ⓘ |
| movementType | gallop ⓘ |
| purpose |
prayer for good harvest
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prayer for peace ⓘ prayer for protection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese archery
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Shinto festivals ⓘ yabusame ⓘ
linked to:
Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
archery
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horsemanship ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
requires experienced riders
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requires trained horses ⓘ |
| speed | full speed ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
devotion to deities
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harmony between human and horse ⓘ martial virtue ⓘ |
| uses |
arrows
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bow ⓘ targets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual) Description of subject: Yabusame Shinji is a traditional Japanese Shinto ritual of horseback archery in which mounted archers shoot arrows at targets while galloping at full speed.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)
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Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)
linked to: Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)
linked to: Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual)