Sanja FestivalThe Sanja Matsuri or Sanja Festival is the biggest of Tokyo's
three great festivals, along with the Kanda Festival and Sanno
Festival, which alternate every year. During the annual festival
thousands of frenzied devotees gather for traditional portable
shrine processions, ancient ritual music and dancing, and other
festivities. The processions are in honour of the three resident
deities of the Asakusa Shrine, who are paraded through the streets
in huge, elaborately decorated mikoshi or portab Event Date: 18 - 20 May 2011 Event Time: 7am to 7pm Venue: Asakusa Shrine area |