Hatsumode at Sensō-ji

E358001

New Year’s visit annual event religious custom tourist attraction

Hatsumode at Sensō-ji is the traditional New Year’s shrine and temple visit in Tokyo’s historic Asakusa district, drawing huge crowds who pray for good fortune at the iconic Sensō-ji temple.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Hatsumode	1
Hatsumode at Sensō-ji canonical	1
Hatsumōde	1
New Year’s hatsumōde	1
New Year’s visits (hatsumōde)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3424196 — 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: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji
Context triple: [Asakusa, hasFestival, Hatsumode at Sensō-ji]

A. Mikage-sai at Shimogamo Shrine
Mikage-sai at Shimogamo Shrine is a traditional Shinto ritual held to honor and invite ancestral deities before the Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto.
B. Kamo Matsuri
Kamo Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s three major traditional festivals, featuring elaborate Heian-period processions to the Kamo Shrines each May.
C. 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.
D. Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
E. Atago Shrine
Atago Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo known for its steep stone stairway and hilltop location offering views over the city.
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: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji
Target entity description: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji is the traditional New Year’s shrine and temple visit in Tokyo’s historic Asakusa district, drawing huge crowds who pray for good fortune at the iconic Sensō-ji temple.

A. Mikage-sai at Shimogamo Shrine
Mikage-sai at Shimogamo Shrine is a traditional Shinto ritual held to honor and invite ancestral deities before the Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto.
B. Kamo Matsuri
Kamo Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s three major traditional festivals, featuring elaborate Heian-period processions to the Kamo Shrines each May.
C. 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.
D. Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
E. Atago Shrine
Atago Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo known for its steep stone stairway and hilltop location offering views over the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Year’s visit ⓘ annual event ⓘ religious custom ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
activity	burning incense at the jokoro ⓘ drawing omikuji fortunes ⓘ lining up to worship at the main hall ⓘ offering coins at the main hall ⓘ praying for good fortune ⓘ purchasing omamori amulets ⓘ ringing the temple bell ⓘ
associatedWith	Japanese New Year ⓘ Tokyo tourism promotions ⓘ traditional Japanese customs ⓘ
attracts	domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ large crowds ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance	maintaining family and community traditions ⓘ praying for health and prosperity in the coming year ⓘ
dressCode	casual winter clothing ⓘ kimono and traditional attire for some visitors ⓘ
estimatedVisitors	millions of visitors over the first few days of January ⓘ
features	festival atmosphere ⓘ food stalls ⓘ illumination of temple buildings ⓘ
hasMainSite	Sensō-ji Main Hall ⓘ linked to: Sensō-ji
hasSignage	multilingual guidance for visitors ⓘ
hasSite	Asakusa Shrine ⓘ Hozomon Gate ⓘ linked to: Hozomon gate Kaminarimon Gate ⓘ Nakamise-dori shopping street ⓘ
languageEnvironment	Japanese ⓘ
location	Asakusa ⓘ Sensō-ji ⓘ Taitō, Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
managedBy	Sensō-ji temple administration ⓘ linked to: Senso-ji Temple
nearbyAttraction	Sumida River ⓘ Tokyo Skytree view area ⓘ linked to: Tokyo Skytree
nearbyTransport	Asakusa Station ⓘ
partOf	Hatsumode ⓘ linked to: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
securityMeasures	crowd control by police ⓘ
startsOn	January 1 ⓘ
timeOfYear	New Year period ⓘ
typicallyExtendsUntil	January 3 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asakusa → hasFestival → Hatsumode at Sensō-ji ⓘ

Meiji Jingū → hasFeature → New Year’s visits (hatsumōde) ⓘ

linked to: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji

Hatsumode at Sensō-ji → partOf → Hatsumode ⓘ

linked to: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji

Naritasan Shinshoji Temple → hasEvent → New Year’s hatsumōde ⓘ

linked to: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji

Hokkaidō Shrine → hasAnnualEvent → Hatsumōde ⓘ

linked to: Hatsumode at Sensō-ji

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