Asakusa Samba Carnival
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The Asakusa Samba Carnival is a vibrant annual summer parade in Tokyo that features Brazilian-style samba music, elaborate costumes, and dance performances through the streets of the historic Asakusa district.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asakusa Samba Carnival canonical | 1 |
| Asakusa Samba Carnival Executive Committee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3424194 — 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: Asakusa Samba Carnival Context triple: [Asakusa, hasFestival, Asakusa Samba Carnival]
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A.
Nipponbashi Street Festa
Nipponbashi Street Festa is a major annual cosplay and pop culture festival in Osaka, Japan, featuring parades, performances, and events centered around anime, manga, and gaming.
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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.
Sendai Aoba Festival
The Sendai Aoba Festival is a major traditional spring celebration in Sendai, Japan, featuring ornate floats, historical processions, and various cultural performances honoring the city’s heritage.
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D.
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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E.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
- 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: Asakusa Samba Carnival Target entity description: The Asakusa Samba Carnival is a vibrant annual summer parade in Tokyo that features Brazilian-style samba music, elaborate costumes, and dance performances through the streets of the historic Asakusa district.
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A.
Nipponbashi Street Festa
Nipponbashi Street Festa is a major annual cosplay and pop culture festival in Osaka, Japan, featuring parades, performances, and events centered around anime, manga, and gaming.
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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.
Sendai Aoba Festival
The Sendai Aoba Festival is a major traditional spring celebration in Sendai, Japan, featuring ornate floats, historical processions, and various cultural performances honoring the city’s heritage.
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D.
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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E.
Atsuta Festival
The Atsuta Festival is a major annual Shinto celebration in Nagoya featuring traditional rituals, processions, and performances that honor the deities enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
ⓘ
festival ⓘ parade ⓘ |
| attracts |
local spectators
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Brazil
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| danceStyle |
samba
ⓘ
samba enredo ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | samba ⓘ |
| hasPart |
costume contest
ⓘ
dance performance ⓘ music performance ⓘ parade ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
dance teams
ⓘ
music bands ⓘ samba schools ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Brazilian-style carnival ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | August ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Rio Carnival
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio de Janeiro Carnival
|
| language |
Japanese
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asakusa
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Japan ⓘ Taito ⓘ
linked to:
Taitō
Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Asakusa Rokku area
ⓘ
linked to:
Asakusa district
Kaminarimon-dori ⓘ Umamichi-dori ⓘ |
| organizer |
Asakusa Samba Carnival Executive Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
Asakusa Samba Carnival
|
| season | summer ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Japan–Brazil cultural exchange
ⓘ
tourism in Asakusa ⓘ |
| typicalAttire |
elaborate costumes
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feathered headdresses ⓘ sequined outfits ⓘ |
| typicalInstrument |
agogo
ⓘ
cuica ⓘ drums ⓘ percussion ⓘ surdo ⓘ tamborim ⓘ |
| website | https://www.asakusa-samba.jp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asakusa Samba Carnival Description of subject: The Asakusa Samba Carnival is a vibrant annual summer parade in Tokyo that features Brazilian-style samba music, elaborate costumes, and dance performances through the streets of the historic Asakusa district.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Asakusa Samba Carnival