Region 04
TOKYO
Tokyo
Shrine processions from the Edo era still move the modern city.
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Sanja Matsuri
The grand annual festival of Asakusa Shrine, in which the spirits of its three deities — Haji no Matsuchi, Hinokuma no Hamanari and Hinokuma no Takenari — are transferred into the shrine's mikoshi and carried through the neighbourhoods of Asakusa.
Typically: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday around the third Saturday of May
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Kanda Matsuri
The festival of Kanda Myōjin, guardian shrine of Edo. In the Edo period its procession of mikoshi and floats entered Edo Castle to be viewed by the shogun, earning it the name "Tenka Matsuri," the festival of the realm.
Typically: Mid-May (the full festival with the divine procession is held every two years; the grand rite falls on May 15)
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Sannō Matsuri
The festival of Hie Shrine, known in the Edo period as a "Tenka Matsuri" because the Tokugawa shoguns welcomed its mikoshi into Edo Castle.
Typically: June 7–17 (the divine procession is held every two years)
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Sumida River Fireworks Festival
A fireworks festival on Tokyo's Sumida River whose roots lie in the Edo-period 'Ryōgoku Kawabiraki'. Fireworks are launched from two venues, and a fireworks competition is held at Venue 1.