Hatsu basho
E827450
Hatsu basho is the annual January professional sumo tournament held in Tokyo, marking the start of the sumo calendar year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hatsu basho canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9887949 — 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: Hatsu basho Context triple: [Ryōgoku Kokugikan, hostsEvent, Hatsu basho]
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A.
Kudanshita
Kudanshita is a district and major subway station area in central Tokyo known for its proximity to the Imperial Palace, Yasukuni Shrine, and several universities and office buildings.
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B.
Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
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C.
Ominato
Ominato is a Japanese naval base town in Aomori Prefecture known for hosting a major Maritime Self-Defense Force garrison.
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D.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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E.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
- 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: Hatsu basho Target entity description: Hatsu basho is the annual January professional sumo tournament held in Tokyo, marking the start of the sumo calendar year.
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A.
Kudanshita
Kudanshita is a district and major subway station area in central Tokyo known for its proximity to the Imperial Palace, Yasukuni Shrine, and several universities and office buildings.
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B.
Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
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C.
Ominato
Ominato is a Japanese naval base town in Aomori Prefecture known for hosting a major Maritime Self-Defense Force garrison.
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D.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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E.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional sumo tournament
ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ |
| affects | rikishi rankings (banzuke) ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Shinto-related rituals ⓘ |
| category |
Annual sporting events in Japan
ⓘ
Sumo tournaments in Japan ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
jonidan division
ⓘ
jonokuchi division ⓘ juryo division ⓘ makushita division ⓘ makuuchi division ⓘ sandanme division ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Sumo Association ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
special prizes awarded
ⓘ
yusho championship title awarded ⓘ |
| hasSpectators | yes ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | January ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| marks | start of the professional sumo calendar year ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | New Year tournament ⓘ |
| numberOfHonbashoPerYear | 6 ⓘ |
| openingRituals | dohyō-iri ring-entering ceremony ⓘ |
| partOf | Honbasho schedule ⓘ |
| professionalOrAmateur | professional ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| sport | sumo ⓘ |
| startOf | sumo tournament year ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | early in the Gregorian calendar year ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 15 days ⓘ |
| typicalVenueCity | Tokyo ⓘ |
| usesCompetitionFormat | round-robin within division ⓘ |
| winnerReceives |
Emperor’s Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor's Cup
prize money ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hatsu basho Description of subject: Hatsu basho is the annual January professional sumo tournament held in Tokyo, marking the start of the sumo calendar year.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.