Nachi Fire Festival
E588467
The Nachi Fire Festival is a traditional Japanese summer ritual in Nachikatsuura where white-robed priests carry massive flaming torches in a dramatic purification ceremony honoring the deity of Nachi Falls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nachi Fire Festival canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6364436 — 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: Nachi Fire Festival Context triple: [Nachi Falls, hasFestival, Nachi Fire Festival]
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A.
Fujiyoshida Fire Festival
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Kamiari Festival
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.
- 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: Nachi Fire Festival Target entity description: The Nachi Fire Festival is a traditional Japanese summer ritual in Nachikatsuura where white-robed priests carry massive flaming torches in a dramatic purification ceremony honoring the deity of Nachi Falls.
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A.
Fujiyoshida Fire Festival
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Kamiari Festival
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese festival
ⓘ
religious ritual ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
ⓘ
Nachi-no-Ogi Matsuri ⓘ
linked to:
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
|
| approximateNumberOfTorches | 12 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage area
ⓘ
linked to:
Kumano Kodo
Kumano faith ⓘ
linked to:
Shugendō
Nachi Falls ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important traditional event in Kumano region ⓘ |
| dressCode | white Shinto priest garments ⓘ |
| features |
massive flaming torches
ⓘ
white-robed priests ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
reverence for nature
ⓘ
waterfall worship ⓘ |
| heldAtShrine | Kumano Nachi Taisha ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important intangible folk cultural property of Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ |
| honorsDeityOf | Nachi Falls ⓘ |
| involvesProcession | torch-bearing procession ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nachikatsuura
ⓘ
Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Fusumi no Okami ⓘ |
| municipality | Nachikatsuura Town ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of fire and waterfall scenery
ⓘ
dramatic nighttime fire spectacle ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Kumano Nachi Taisha priests
ⓘ
linked to:
Shinto priests
|
| prefecture | Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to purify the path of the deity of Nachi Falls ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
mountain worship in Japan
ⓘ
waterfall purification rites ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| ritualType | purification ceremony ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | controlled handling of large open flames ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| symbolism |
torches represent purification by fire
ⓘ
torches represent the descent of the deity ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | July ⓘ |
| usesObject | giant torches made of cypress ⓘ |
| visualFeature | torches carried in front of Nachi Falls ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Nachi Fire Festival Description of subject: The Nachi Fire Festival is a traditional Japanese summer ritual in Nachikatsuura where white-robed priests carry massive flaming torches in a dramatic purification ceremony honoring the deity of Nachi Falls.
Referenced by (2)
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