Kamiari Festival
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The Kamiari Festival is a major Shinto religious event in Izumo, Japan, during which it is believed that all the gods from across the country gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine for an annual divine assembly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kamiari Festival canonical | 1 |
| Kannamesai Festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3686849 — 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: Kamiari Festival Context triple: [Izumo, hasFestival, Kamiari Festival]
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A.
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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B.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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C.
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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D.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- 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: Kamiari Festival Target entity description: The Kamiari Festival is a major Shinto religious event in Izumo, Japan, during which it is believed that all the gods from across the country gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine for an annual divine assembly.
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A.
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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B.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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C.
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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D.
Golowan Festival
The Golowan Festival is a revived traditional midsummer celebration in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring parades, music, fireworks, and community arts events.
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E.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kamiari-sai
ⓘ
Kamiarisai ⓘ
linked to:
Kamiari-sai
Kamiarizuki Festival ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Kamiarizuki (month with gods) in Izumo
ⓘ
Kannazuki (month without gods) in the rest of Japan ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
En-musubi (deity of matchmaking and bonds)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ōkuninushi
Ōkuninushi ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
offerings to the assembled kami
ⓘ
processions and rituals to welcome and send off the kami ⓘ special ceremonies in the honden of Izumo Taisha ⓘ |
| associatedPrefecture | Shimane Prefecture ⓘ |
| associatedTheme | en-musubi (forming of relationships and bonds) ⓘ |
| attracts |
Shinto pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| belief | All kami of Japan gather at Izumo Taisha during the festival ⓘ |
| category |
Annual events in Japan
ⓘ
Religious festivals in Japan ⓘ Shinto in Shimane Prefecture ⓘ |
| centralShrine |
Izumo Taisha
ⓘ
linked to:
Izumo Taisha Shrine
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese mythology
ⓘ
Shinto mythology ⓘ
linked to:
Shinto
|
| duration | about one week ⓘ |
| hasType |
annual event
ⓘ
matsuri ⓘ |
| heldIn | Izumo City ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important festivals at Izumo Taisha ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Izumo Taisha
ⓘ
linked to:
Izumo Taisha Shrine
Izumo, Shimane Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
|
| mythologicalBasis | belief that Izumo is the land where the gods gather ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite |
Izumo Taisha
ⓘ
linked to:
Izumo Taisha Shrine
|
| region |
Sanin region
ⓘ
linked to:
San’in region
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | gathering of kami to discuss human affairs and relationships ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
divine council of the kami
ⓘ
welcoming the visiting kami ⓘ |
| theme | annual divine assembly of the gods ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around November in the modern solar calendar
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tenth month of the traditional Japanese lunar calendar ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kamiari Festival Description of subject: The Kamiari Festival is a major Shinto religious event in Izumo, Japan, during which it is believed that all the gods from across the country gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine for an annual divine assembly.
Referenced by (2)
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