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The big festival held in May at Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo. One of Japan’s prominent festivals.
Sanja Matsuri is around the 3rd Saturday in May, lasting from Friday to Sunday in Asakusa, Tokyo. Residents call it Sanja sama. Each year, about 1.8 million visitors watch this prominent 3-day festival in Japan.
It begins with a lively procession of dances in Asakusa such as Tekomai and Geishas’ team dances. On the last day, three Mikoshi (portable shrines) move around the town and come back to the Shrine after sunset. The ambiance of Edo Period (1603−1867) is still left in this energetic festival.
This harvest dance, Shinji Binzasara Dance, is of interest as well, which is designated as Tokyo’s intangible folk cultural property. The wooden musical instrument, Sasara, is used while a dancer scatters red and white confetti to wish for a good harvest of grains and for chasing away evil spirits. A lion dance is added to pray for healing and lasting posterity.
Geisha and others make a procession through the town on the first day ©Asakusa Shrine
Shinji Binzasara Dance is Tokyo’s intangible folk cultural property ©Asakusa Shrine
Asakusa Shrine ©Asakusa Shrine
淺草神社一年一度的盛典，看到許多神轎熱鬧非凡。
有幸造訪，炎炎夏日的祭典活動真的很震撼！🔥
沿途大批的遊客把路上擠的水泄不通，讓人感受到江戶人的熱情魅力。
