Sanno Matsuri Festival 2012
Sanno Matsuri festival will be held from June 9-16 at Hie-jinja Shrine. The festival is held every 2 years. It is one the three most famous festivals including the Sanja festival and Kanda festival.
The festival consists of a parade which goes for 20km and lasts for 9 hours. It starts and ends at Hie Shrine.
The festival is a great way to experience traditional Japanese culture with displays of Ikebana (flower arranging) and Cha-do (tea ceremony). At the shrine you will see a large straw ring which people pass through. Passing through the ring is said to absolve people of their sins from the past 6 months.
Categories: Events, Festivals Tags: Hie Shrine, matsuri, Sanno festival
Sanja Matsuri Festival 2012
The Sanja Matsuri festival will be held this weekend from Friday May 18 to Sunday May 20. It is one of Tokyo’s biggest festivals with around 1,000 people participating in a parade down Nakamis-dori Street to Asakusa Shrine. The parade will go around 1-2 pm.
On the 19th at noon around 100 mikoshi or Japanese style floats will be paraded around Asakusa.
The festival is lively and a great way to experience Japanese culture first hand.
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Categories: Festivals Tags: Asakusa, matsuri, Sanja festival, shrine
