Akita Kanto Festival
E304029
The Akita Kanto Festival is a famous summer event in Akita, Japan, where performers balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase their skill.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akita Kanto Matsuri | 2 |
| Akita Kanto Festival canonical | 1 |
| Kanto Matsuri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2786859 — 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: Akita Kanto Festival Context triple: [Akita, hasTraditionalEvent, Akita 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.
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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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.
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.
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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: Akita Kanto Festival Target entity description: The Akita Kanto Festival is a famous summer event in Akita, Japan, where performers balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase their skill.
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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.
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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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.
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.
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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 (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ summer festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| balancingBodyParts |
forehead
ⓘ
hip ⓘ lower back ⓘ palm ⓘ shoulder ⓘ |
| competitionType | kanto balancing skill contest ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalCategory | Japanese lantern festival ⓘ |
| daytimeEventType | kanto skill demonstrations ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| estimatedVisitorsPerYear | about 1 million ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
flutes
ⓘ
hand gongs ⓘ taiko drums ⓘ |
| featuresMusic | ohayashi festival music ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCompetitionElement | yes ⓘ |
| hasDaytimeEvents | yes ⓘ |
| heldFrom | August 3 ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | August ⓘ |
| heldUntil | August 6 ⓘ |
| kantoMaxHeight | about 12 meters ⓘ |
| kantoMaxWeight | about 50 kilograms ⓘ |
| kantoSizeCategory |
chu kanto
ⓘ
extra-large kanto ⓘ ko kanto ⓘ ozasa kanto ⓘ |
| lanternLightingTime | after sunset ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Akita City ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Akita Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainFeature | balancing bamboo poles with lanterns ⓘ |
| mainObject | kanto pole ⓘ |
| mainStreet | Kanto Odori ⓘ |
| numberOfLanternsOnLargestKanto | about 46 lanterns ⓘ |
| organizingBody | Akita Kanto Festival Executive Committee ⓘ |
| performanceType |
nighttime lantern display
ⓘ
street performance ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ |
| region |
Tohoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
|
| religiousAspect | prayer for good harvest ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shinto-related folk tradition ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abundant harvest
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ears of rice ⓘ |
| timeOfDayMainEvent | evening ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | bamboo ⓘ |
| usesObject | paper lanterns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akita Kanto Festival Description of subject: The Akita Kanto Festival is a famous summer event in Akita, Japan, where performers balance towering bamboo poles adorned with lanterns to pray for good harvests and showcase their skill.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Akita Kanto Festival
linked to: Akita Kanto Festival
linked to: Akita Kanto Festival