The huge Sanja Matsuri festival featuring three portable “mikoshi” shrines returned on May 22 for the first time in three years to crowded streets in Tokyo’s Asakusa district and with some anti-virus ...
A special scaled down “mikoshi” portable shrine for children featured for the first time in the 700-year history of the bustling Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo’s downtown Asakusa district. The ...
Japanese festivals occur throughout the year around the country, bringing people and communities together to pray for bountiful harvests, celebrate special holidays, and honor local deities. At the ...
La ceremonia de entrega del relevo resulta aún más sorprendente: en el recorrido hacia el siguiente barrio encargado de organizar el festival, los portadores van tumbando el mikoshi por los caminos y ...