Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
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Naha Hari is a traditional Okinawan dragon boat festival featuring colorful boat races, music, and cultural celebrations held annually in Naha, Japan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naha Dragon Boat Festival | 2 |
| Naha Hari (dragon boat festival) canonical | 2 |
| Itoman Hare (dragon boat race) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682849 — 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: Naha Hari (dragon boat festival) Context triple: [Naha, hasFestival, Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)]
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A.
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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B.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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C.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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D.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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E.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
- 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: Naha Hari (dragon boat festival) Target entity description: Naha Hari is a traditional Okinawan dragon boat festival featuring colorful boat races, music, and cultural celebrations held annually in Naha, Japan.
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A.
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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B.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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C.
Gion Matsuri
Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.
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D.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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E.
Jidai Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
ⓘ
dragon boat festival ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Golden Week
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community bonding ⓘ good harvest prayers ⓘ maritime safety prayers ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
preservation of Ryukyuan maritime traditions
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promotion of Okinawan identity ⓘ tourism promotion in Naha ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Naha Dragon Boat Festival
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linked to:
Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
Naha Haarii ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ local residents ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Okinawan culture
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Ryukyuan culture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colorful boats
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decorated dragon boats ⓘ food stalls ⓘ spectator stands ⓘ stage events ⓘ |
| hasMainActivity |
cultural performances
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dragon boat races ⓘ festival ceremonies ⓘ music performances ⓘ traditional boat races ⓘ |
| hasMusicType |
Eisa drumming
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traditional Okinawan music ⓘ |
| hasOrganiserType |
local government
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tourism organizations ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
corporate teams
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local teams ⓘ school teams ⓘ |
| hasSportType |
boat racing
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dragon boat racing ⓘ |
| language |
Japanese
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Okinawan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Naha
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Okinawa Island ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese festivals
ⓘ
Okinawan festivals ⓘ |
| recurs | annually ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | May ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
Naha Port area
ⓘ
Naha Wharf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naha Hari (dragon boat festival) Description of subject: Naha Hari is a traditional Okinawan dragon boat festival featuring colorful boat races, music, and cultural celebrations held annually in Naha, Japan.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
linked to: Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
linked to: Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)
subject linked to:
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
linked to: Naha Hari (dragon boat festival)