Morioka Sansa Odori Festival
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The Morioka Sansa Odori Festival is a major summer event in Morioka, Japan, famous for its massive taiko drum and dance parade that is said to be one of the largest of its kind in the country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morioka Sansa Odori Festival canonical | 2 |
| Bon Odori festivals | 1 |
| Morioka Sansa Odori Festival parade | 1 |
| Morioka Sansa Odori festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4302780 — 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: Morioka Sansa Odori Festival Context triple: [Morioka, hasFestival, Morioka Sansa Odori 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.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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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.
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.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
- 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: Morioka Sansa Odori Festival Target entity description: The Morioka Sansa Odori Festival is a major summer event in Morioka, Japan, famous for its massive taiko drum and dance parade that is said to be one of the largest of its kind in the country.
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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.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival is a renowned classical music festival in Matsumoto, Japan, founded and led by conductor Seiji Ozawa, featuring high-level orchestral and operatic performances and educational programs.
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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.
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.
Uesugi Festival
The Uesugi Festival is a major annual spring event in Yonezawa, Yamagata, featuring historical parades and large-scale reenactments of samurai battles associated with the Uesugi clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance festival
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taiko drum festival ⓘ traditional Japanese festival ⓘ |
| audienceType |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| basedOn | local folk dance Sansa Odori ⓘ |
| costume |
happi coats
ⓘ
yukata ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
preservation of Sansa Odori dance tradition
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promotion of local folk performing arts ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
boosts local tourism
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supports local businesses ⓘ |
| features |
chanting of "Sakkora Choiwa"
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colorful yukata costumes ⓘ lantern decorations ⓘ large-scale taiko drum parade ⓘ mass dance procession ⓘ traditional Japanese flutes ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
finale mass performance
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opening ceremony ⓘ parade of dancers and drummers ⓘ stage performances ⓘ |
| heldIn | Morioka city center ⓘ |
| instrumentUsed |
Japanese flutes
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taiko drums ⓘ |
| languageOfChants | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Morioka ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Iwate Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Tohoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
|
| mainVenueStreet |
Chuo-dori
ⓘ
linked to:
Chūō-dōri
|
| musicType | traditional Japanese festival music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large number of dancers and drummers
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one of Japan’s largest taiko drum parades ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Morioka City
ⓘ
linked to:
Morioka
Morioka Tourism and Convention Association ⓘ |
| originPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| participantsInclude |
community organizations
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corporate teams ⓘ local dance teams ⓘ school groups ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
processional street dance
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synchronized group drumming ⓘ |
| startYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | summer ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | Japanese summer festival tourism ⓘ |
| typicalDates | early August ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Morioka Sansa Odori Festival Description of subject: The Morioka Sansa Odori Festival is a major summer event in Morioka, Japan, famous for its massive taiko drum and dance parade that is said to be one of the largest of its kind in the country.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Morioka, Japan
linked to: Morioka Sansa Odori Festival
linked to: Morioka Sansa Odori Festival
linked to: Morioka Sansa Odori Festival