{"id":38731,"date":"2022-05-26T16:27:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/no-category-1\/lj1"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:38:18","slug":"lj1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/en\/spiritual-en\/shrine-en\/lj1","title":{"rendered":"Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo; third weekend of May)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"update\">\n<th scope=\"row\">Holding period<\/th>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023.05.19\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u301c 2023.05.21\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<h1>\u4e09\u793e\u796d<\/h1>\n\n --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C001.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C003.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C002.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C004.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C005.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\"><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C001.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\">--><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C003.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\">--><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C002.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\">--><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C004.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\">--><!--<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/C005.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"720\">--><\/p>\n<h2>The climax of the festival is the final day of the festival! Asakusa is filled with excitement!<\/h2>\n<p>\nAsakusa Shrine&#8217;s annual festival is known as Asakusa&#8217;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.<br \/>\nThe name &#8220;Sanja&#8221; comes from the old name of Asakusa Shrine, Sanja Gongensha. The festival begins with a &#8220;grand procession. The procession features musical floats, tobidari (steeplejacks), tekomai (traditional dance) and kumiodori (group dance) performed by geiko (entertainers).<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8220;Jinji Binzasara-mai&#8221;, designated as an intangible cultural property by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, will also be dedicated during the procession.<\/p>\n<p>The climax of the festival is the final day of the festival, &#8220;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 &#8220;soiya, soiya&#8221; (meaning &#8220;soiya, soiya&#8221; 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. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"57\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/assets\/images\/obj-illust_27.png\" title=\"\" width=\"199\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"js-way\"><span class=\"ja\"><span>Event Summary<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Outline<\/span><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<td>\nAsakusa Shrine 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Access<\/th>\n<td>\n7 minutes from Asakusa Station on Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway and Tobu Line, 10 minutes from Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station<\/p>\n<div class=\"elem-sec_01 mrg-style_21\">\n<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.jp\/maps?output=embed&#038;q=35.714946,139.797422&#038;z=15\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Holding period<\/th>\n<td>\nFriday, May 19 &#8211; Sunday, May 21, 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Opening Hours<\/th>\n<td>\nFriday, 19th: 13:00 Grand Procession, 14:20 Binzasara-mai Dedication (at the shrine), Saturday, 20th: 10:00 Regular Festival Ceremony, Sunday, 21st: 6:30 Miya-dashi, 8:00 Head Shrine Mikoshi parade through each town, 20:00 Miya-iri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Contact Us<\/th>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t03-3844-1575\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">entrance fee<\/th>\n<td>\nfree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Related Links<\/th>\n<td>\n<a class=\"link-style_03\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asakusajinja.jp\/sanjamatsuri\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Site<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Holding period 2023.05.19 \u301c 2023.05.21 The climax of the festival is the final day of the festival! 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