Sanja Matsuri Festival
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Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan is a one of the most famous festivals of Asakusa Shrine. It is celebrated nation wide. The beautiful gold and black lacquer mikoshi are the vehicles of the shrine's kami (deities). The purpose of the processions is to bring luck, blessings and prosperity to the area and its inhabitants. Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan is the representative festival of downtown Tokyo. The festivals have been held more than 200 years. Three portable shrines started parade from Sensou Shrine. 80 portable shrines follow to parade through 44 districts of Asakusa area. They are called Sanja-sama and worshiped as much as Kannon in Sensoji Temple and Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan is dedicated to these three.
Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan is a quarter where you can still find traditional houses and streets. Every year, hundreds of thousands of spectators visit Asakusa during the three festival days.
Features of the Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan
The features of Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan include:
- There is an initial parade of several hundred people through the neighborhood. Parade of mikoshis (the portable shrines) is what the festival is famous for.
- Men carry several dozens of portable shrines on their shoulders. There are some portable shrines carried by women only, and by children only.
- The portable shrines are jolted vehemently, for this jolting is believed to intensify the power of the deities mounted on the portable shrines.
- Small and large portable shrines gather at Asakusa Shrine, and then set off to parade through the town streets.
- On the next day three especially large-sized portable shrines join the parade. These huge portable shrines depart from Asakusa Shrine early in the morning, and return at night.
- Floats carry musicians playing flutes and beating drums. People are dressed as traditional artisans and dancers perform traditional dance. All parade down Yanagi-dori to Asakusa Shrine.
- As the troupe arrives at the shrine, you can see the performance of a dance called Binzasara Mai. This is a dance praying for abundant harvest and prosperity of one's descendants. This dance is performed by people dressed in splendid costumes while holding binzasara (musical instruments made of bamboo strips strung together).
- The biggest of Tokyo's traditional - Three Grand Festivals - , Asakusa Shrine's Sanja festival
- Held by the Sensoji Shrine in Tokyo, the huge parade draws over two million people into the streets.
During Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan, Tokyo's yakuza (Japanese mafia) openly display their body tattoos - something that's usually against the law. It's a rare chance to see some of Tokyo's heavily tattooed gangsters under safe conditions.
Season to Visit the Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan
Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan is celebrated for 4 days in mid-May. To be precise, Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan takes place in the third Sunday and preceding Friday and Saturday of May
It is best to visit Japan during the glorious Sanja Matsuri Festival, Japan.
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