Fujiyoshida Fire Festival
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The Fujiyoshida Fire Festival is a traditional late-summer event in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, where massive torches and bonfires are lit to symbolically calm Mount Fuji and mark the end of the climbing season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fujiyoshida Fire Festival canonical | 2 |
| Yoshida Fire Festival | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fujiyoshida Fire Festival Context triple: [Fujiyoshida, hasFestival, Fujiyoshida Fire Festival]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Takasaki Festival
The Takasaki Festival is a local Japanese cultural celebration in Takasaki City, featuring traditional performances, parades, food stalls, and community events.
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D.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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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: Fujiyoshida Fire Festival Target entity description: The Fujiyoshida Fire Festival is a traditional late-summer event in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, where massive torches and bonfires are lit to symbolically calm Mount Fuji and mark the end of the climbing season.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Takasaki Festival
The Takasaki Festival is a local Japanese cultural celebration in Takasaki City, featuring traditional performances, parades, food stalls, and community events.
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D.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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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 (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
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cultural event ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yoshida no Himatsuri ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mount Fuji ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
local guardian festival for Mount Fuji
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one of the most famous fire festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| features |
participation of local residents
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processions of portable shrines ⓘ rows of large roadside torches ⓘ traditional music and performances ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasElement |
chanting and prayers to Mount Fuji
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traditional costumes worn by participants ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
lighting of bonfires
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lighting of massive torches ⓘ |
| heldAtShrine |
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine
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Suwa Shrine ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important local intangible folk cultural asset of Fujiyoshida ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lightingTime | evening ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fujiyoshida
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Yamanashi Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Konohanasakuya-hime ⓘ |
| organizer | local shrines in Fujiyoshida ⓘ |
| purpose |
to calm Mount Fuji
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to mark the end of the Mount Fuji climbing season ⓘ |
| region |
Chubu region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chūbu region
|
| relatedTo |
Mount Fuji worship
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Sengen shrine cult of Mount Fuji ⓘ
linked to:
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | fire control by local authorities ⓘ |
| season | late summer ⓘ |
| startTimeRelationToClimbingSeason | held near the end of the official Mount Fuji climbing season ⓘ |
| symbolism |
flames as offering to the mountain deity
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flames as protection against disasters from Mount Fuji ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
parades along the main street of Fujiyoshida
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street stalls and festival food ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | August ⓘ |
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Subject: Fujiyoshida Fire Festival Description of subject: The Fujiyoshida Fire Festival is a traditional late-summer event in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, where massive torches and bonfires are lit to symbolically calm Mount Fuji and mark the end of the climbing season.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Fujiyoshida, Japan
linked to: Fujiyoshida Fire Festival
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