Reitaisai (grand festival)
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Reitaisai (grand festival) is the principal annual Shinto celebration of Usa Jingū, featuring elaborate rituals, processions, and offerings to honor the shrine’s deities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reitaisai (annual grand festival) | 3 |
| Reitaisai (grand festival) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8045495 — 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: Reitaisai (grand festival) Context triple: [Usa Jingū, hasFestival, Reitaisai (grand festival)]
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A.
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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B.
Obihiro Heigen Festival
The Obihiro Heigen Festival is a major summer event in Obihiro, Hokkaido, featuring parades, traditional performances, and community celebrations that highlight the region’s culture and agricultural heritage.
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C.
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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D.
Takasaki Festival
The Takasaki Festival is a local Japanese cultural celebration in Takasaki City, featuring traditional performances, parades, food stalls, and community events.
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E.
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies are traditional Japanese imperial rites in which a newly enthroned emperor offers first fruits of the harvest to the deities and prays for the nation’s prosperity.
- 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: Reitaisai (grand festival) Target entity description: Reitaisai (grand festival) is the principal annual Shinto celebration of Usa Jingū, featuring elaborate rituals, processions, and offerings to honor the shrine’s deities.
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A.
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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B.
Obihiro Heigen Festival
The Obihiro Heigen Festival is a major summer event in Obihiro, Hokkaido, featuring parades, traditional performances, and community celebrations that highlight the region’s culture and agricultural heritage.
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C.
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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D.
Takasaki Festival
The Takasaki Festival is a local Japanese cultural celebration in Takasaki City, featuring traditional performances, parades, food stalls, and community events.
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E.
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies are traditional Japanese imperial rites in which a newly enthroned emperor offers first fruits of the harvest to the deities and prays for the nation’s prosperity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto festival
ⓘ
annual religious event ⓘ |
| associatedShrineRank | ichinomiya of Buzen Province ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese traditional festival
ⓘ
Shinto religious observance ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese religious culture ⓘ |
| festivalType | matsuri ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Shinto rituals
ⓘ
offerings ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| hasRiteType | grand festival ⓘ |
| honorsDeity |
Emperor Ōjin (as a kami)
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Ōjin
Hachiman ⓘ Himegami ⓘ |
| includes |
formal shrine ceremonies
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participation of priests and parishioners ⓘ ritual offerings of food and sake ⓘ sacred processions of portable shrines (mikoshi) ⓘ |
| location | Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| mainShrine | Usa Jingū ⓘ |
| principalFestivalOf | Usa Jingū ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor the deities of Usa Jingū ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reitaisai (grand festival) Description of subject: Reitaisai (grand festival) is the principal annual Shinto celebration of Usa Jingū, featuring elaborate rituals, processions, and offerings to honor the shrine’s deities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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