Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival)
E423043
Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival) is a winter event in Obihiro, Hokkaido, featuring large ice and snow sculptures, illuminations, and seasonal activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokachi Ice Festival | 1 |
| Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4225978 — 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: Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival) Context triple: [Obihiro, hasFestival, Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival)]
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A.
Sapporo Snow Festival
The Sapporo Snow Festival is a major annual winter event in Sapporo, Japan, famous for its massive, elaborate snow and ice sculptures that attract visitors from around the world.
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B.
Akita Kanto Festival
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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C.
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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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.
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: Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival) Target entity description: Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival) is a winter event in Obihiro, Hokkaido, featuring large ice and snow sculptures, illuminations, and seasonal activities.
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A.
Sapporo Snow Festival
The Sapporo Snow Festival is a major annual winter event in Sapporo, Japan, famous for its massive, elaborate snow and ice sculptures that attract visitors from around the world.
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B.
Akita Kanto Festival
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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C.
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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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.
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 (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
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tourist attraction ⓘ winter festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
family-oriented winter attractions
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viewing illuminated ice sculptures ⓘ viewing snow sculptures ⓘ |
| hasClimateContext | cold winter temperatures suitable for ice and snow sculptures ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Tokachi Ice Festival
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linked to:
Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival)
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| hasIllumination | nighttime light displays on ice and snow sculptures ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasMainFeatures |
large ice sculptures
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large snow sculptures ⓘ night illuminations ⓘ seasonal winter activities ⓘ |
| hasSeason | winter ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ice
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snow ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| isHeldIn | urban area of Obihiro ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Hokkaido winter tourism events ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | regional festival ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaido
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Obihiro ⓘ Tokachi region ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
ice
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snow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival) Description of subject: Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival) is a winter event in Obihiro, Hokkaido, featuring large ice and snow sculptures, illuminations, and seasonal activities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival)
linked to: Tokachi Koori Matsuri (Tokachi Ice Festival)