Ōkura school
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The Ōkura school is one of the principal traditional lineages of Kyōgen, preserving and transmitting classical Japanese comic theatre performance styles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ōkura school canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11808581 — 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: Ōkura school Context triple: [Kyōgen theatre, hasNotableSchool, Ōkura school]
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Mikohidari school
The Mikohidari school was an influential medieval Japanese poetic lineage known for its refined waka composition and rivalry with other court poetry schools.
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B.
Yokkaichi-juku
Yokkaichi-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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C.
Gakushuin Primary School
Gakushuin Primary School is an elite private elementary school in Tokyo historically attended by members of the Japanese imperial family and other social elites.
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D.
Achimota School
Achimota School is a prestigious co-educational secondary school in Accra, Ghana, renowned for educating many of the country’s most prominent leaders and professionals.
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E.
Seikei Gakuen
Seikei Gakuen is a Japanese educational foundation that manages a network of schools and institutions, including Seikei University, in Tokyo.
- 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: Ōkura school Target entity description: The Ōkura school is one of the principal traditional lineages of Kyōgen, preserving and transmitting classical Japanese comic theatre performance styles.
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A.
Mikohidari school
The Mikohidari school was an influential medieval Japanese poetic lineage known for its refined waka composition and rivalry with other court poetry schools.
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B.
Yokkaichi-juku
Yokkaichi-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō route, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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C.
Gakushuin Primary School
Gakushuin Primary School is an elite private elementary school in Tokyo historically attended by members of the Japanese imperial family and other social elites.
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D.
Achimota School
Achimota School is a prestigious co-educational secondary school in Accra, Ghana, renowned for educating many of the country’s most prominent leaders and professionals.
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E.
Seikei Gakuen
Seikei Gakuen is a Japanese educational foundation that manages a network of schools and institutions, including Seikei University, in Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese performing arts tradition
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Kyōgen school ⓘ theatrical lineage ⓘ |
| artForm |
comic theatre
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spoken drama ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Noh theatre ⓘ |
| audience |
Japanese theatre-goers
ⓘ
international audiences interested in traditional theatre ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese classical theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Noh theatre
|
| culturalSignificance | intangible cultural heritage of Japan ⓘ |
| field |
performing arts
ⓘ
traditional Japanese theatre ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classical Kyōgen plays
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codified performance conventions ⓘ |
| genre | Kyōgen ⓘ |
| goal |
faithful preservation of classical style
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intergenerational transmission of Kyōgen knowledge ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
comic characterization
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lineage-based transmission ⓘ use of masks in some plays ⓘ use of minimal stage props ⓘ use of stylized speech and movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | medieval Japanese theatre ⓘ |
| influences | contemporary Kyōgen performance ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | Japanese ⓘ |
| oneOf | principal Kyōgen schools ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | family-based leadership ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kyōgen tradition
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linked to:
Kyōgen theatre
|
| performanceSetting |
Noh stage
ⓘ
traditional Japanese theatre venues ⓘ |
| performs |
comic interludes between Noh plays
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independent Kyōgen programs ⓘ |
| region | Kyoto-Osaka-Tokyo theatre circuits ⓘ |
| role |
preservation of classical Kyōgen repertoire
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transmission of Kyōgen performance styles ⓘ |
| teaches |
Kyōgen acting techniques
ⓘ
Kyōgen choreography ⓘ Kyōgen vocal styles ⓘ |
| tradition | classical Japanese comic theatre ⓘ |
| typeOf | iemoto system tradition ⓘ |
| uses |
classical Japanese language registers
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kata (fixed forms) ⓘ traditional Kyōgen costumes ⓘ |
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