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Holding period

2023.05.19 〜 2023.05.21

The climax of the festival is the final day of the festival! Asakusa is filled with excitement!

Asakusa Shrine’s annual festival is known as Asakusa’s most popular early summer event. The festival attracts approximately 1.8 million visitors during the period, and is said to be the most lively time of the year in downtown Asakusa.
The name “Sanja” comes from the old name of Asakusa Shrine, Sanja Gongensha. The festival begins with a “grand procession. The procession features musical floats, tobidari (steeplejacks), tekomai (traditional dance) and kumiodori (group dance) performed by geiko (entertainers).

The procession departs from the Tokyo Asakusa Association, located behind Sensoji Temple, and heads for the Kaminarimon and Nakamise streets of Sensoji Temple and Asakusa Shrine. The “Jinji Binzasara-mai”, designated as an intangible cultural property by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, will also be dedicated during the procession.

The climax of the festival is the final day of the festival, “Miya-dashi. In 2023, miyadashi begins at 6:30 a.m. Three portable shrines, each weighing approximately 1 ton, are carried out one after the other along different routes. The three portable shrines, each weighing approximately 1 ton, are carried one after the other through the streets, each taking a different route. Each of the three portable shrines takes a different route, usually through Asakusa Park, Asakusa Chuo, Kaminarimon, Nakamise, and other areas (see the official website for detailed routes). The lively shouts of “soiya, soiya” (meaning “soiya, soiya” in Japanese) are heard throughout the downtown area, creating a festive atmosphere that attracts many spectators to Asakusa and its surrounding areas to catch a glimpse of the magnificent sight of the portable shrines.

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