Especially Kanda Matsuri is one of the three largest festival in Japan.
It has been held from Edo Period.
Here is a report of Kanda Matsuri, May 14th to 15th.
On the privious day of 14th in parish towns, people get togather and prepare the Matsuri.
They set up their own Mikoshi (Portable shrine) by themselves
and prepare for the Shinko-sai on the next day.
Shinko-sai on the 14th.
Shinko means Kami (God) on the portable shrine and floats parade the parish towns.
They start from Kanda Myojin in the morning and parade to Otemachi, Marunouchi, Nihonbashi, Akihabara. Then they go back to Kanda Myojin again in the evening.
Unfortunately it rained all day.
The people of the parade were wearing rain coat on their traditional attire.
Mikoshi Miyairi on the 15th.
Unlike the previous day, it's sunny!
More than 100 portable shrines are carried into Kanda Myojin Shrine.
Onna-Mikoshi which all the carriers are female
The parishioners who carry the portable shrine wear the same Hanten (Uniform).
The design of the Hantens deffer according to their town.
Children also carry a small portable shrine.
The Mikoshi jam.
Each Mikoshis are waiting for going into the Kanda Myojin Shrine.
The break time
The crowds in front of the shrine gate.
Just one more effort!
The crowds in the shrine
Finish carring at last!
All the carriers clap their hands to celebrate their mission accomplished.
The representatives of parishioners pray in the shrine pavilion.
The next Kanda Matsuri will be held in 2015.
[Access to Kanda Myojin from Hotel Niwa Tokyo]
By train/ 2min. from JR Suidobashi sta. to JR Ochanomizu sta. 5min. from JR Ochanomizu sta. on foot.
On foot/ About 20min. on foot.
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