Sagichō Matsuri
E604340
Sagichō Matsuri is a traditional Japanese fire festival, particularly famous in Ōmihachiman, where elaborate straw floats are paraded and ceremonially burned to pray for good fortune and mark the end of the New Year period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sagicho Matsuri | 2 |
| Sagichō Matsuri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6544308 — 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: Sagichō Matsuri Context triple: [Sagicho Festival, hasLocalName, Sagichō Matsuri]
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A.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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B.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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C.
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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D.
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri is a spectacular summer fire festival in Japan featuring massive flaming torches carried in procession to honor the deities of Nachi Waterfall.
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E.
Kamo Matsuri
Kamo Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s three major traditional festivals, featuring elaborate Heian-period processions to the Kamo Shrines each May.
- 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: Sagichō Matsuri Target entity description: Sagichō Matsuri is a traditional Japanese fire festival, particularly famous in Ōmihachiman, where elaborate straw floats are paraded and ceremonially burned to pray for good fortune and mark the end of the New Year period.
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A.
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals in Osaka, featuring elaborate river processions, traditional performances, and fireworks in honor of the deity of scholarship.
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B.
Sanja Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, celebrated annually in Asakusa with lively processions of mikoshi (portable shrines), traditional performances, and large crowds.
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C.
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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D.
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri
Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri is a spectacular summer fire festival in Japan featuring massive flaming torches carried in procession to honor the deities of Nachi Waterfall.
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E.
Kamo Matsuri
Kamo Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s three major traditional festivals, featuring elaborate Heian-period processions to the Kamo Shrines each May.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Japanese festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Year decorations burning
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agricultural prayers ⓘ local shrines in Ōmihachiman ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
local community bonding
ⓘ
seasonal observance ⓘ |
| features |
ceremonial burning of floats
ⓘ
elaborate straw floats ⓘ parade of floats ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
lighting of bonfires
ⓘ
music and chanting ⓘ procession through town ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
festive
ⓘ
ritualistic ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important local intangible cultural heritage (Ōmihachiman) ⓘ |
| hasVisualAspect |
bright flames at night
ⓘ
colorful decorations on floats ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Ōmihachiman ⓘ |
| mainLocationPrefecture | Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| mediaType | live performance ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
local communities of Ōmihachiman
ⓘ
local shrine associations ⓘ |
| purpose |
marking the end of the New Year period
ⓘ
prayer for good fortune ⓘ purification ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese New Year customs
ⓘ
other Japanese fire festivals ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Japanese folk religion
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
crowd control
ⓘ
fire management ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around the end of the New Year season
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winter ⓘ |
| usesElement | fire ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
bamboo
ⓘ
straw ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sagichō Matsuri Description of subject: Sagichō Matsuri is a traditional Japanese fire festival, particularly famous in Ōmihachiman, where elaborate straw floats are paraded and ceremonially burned to pray for good fortune and mark the end of the New Year period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sagichō Matsuri
linked to: Sagichō Matsuri