Sanja Matsuri
جشن سانجا
Shinto festival in Japan
Asakusa-Schrein · Japan
🗓️ When?
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📍 Where?
- Town
- Asakusa-Schrein
- Country
- Japan
- How precise?
- coordinate of the venue
This position is the town's, not the festival ground's.
ℹ️ Details
- Website
- asakusajinja.jp/…
- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
Sanja Matsuri , or Sanja Festival, is one of the three largest Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest in Japan. The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari, and Hajino Nakatomo, the three men who established and founded the Sensō-ji Buddhist temple. Sanja Matsuri is held on the third weekend of every May at Asakusa Shrine. Its prominent parades revolve around three mikoshi, as well as traditional music and dancing. Over the course of three days, the festival attracts 1.5–2 million locals and tourists every year.
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