Last week, the Sanja Matsuri returned to Tokyo in full for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. And the excitement that was on display may be a preview of the type of summer that ...

One of Japan's most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party Sensoji, Tokyo's oldest temple, is a dramatic complex, its large entry gates flanked ...

TOKYO -- The "Sanja Matsuri" festival, one of the big three annual festivals of the Japanese capital, reached its peak on the final day of ceremonies on May 20. Just after 6 a.m. as the morning ...

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Why is a Shinto mikoshi being carried to a Buddhist temple? I know that Asakusa Shrine is right next door to Senso-ji Temple, but someone seems to be mixing up their religions. Good thing I'm atheist ...

In Toyko, a yearly religious festival has captured the Internet’s attention for all the right reasons. For those not familiar, Sanja Matsuri is part of Mikoshi season in Japan, a time in spring for ...

Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest temple, is a dramatic complex, its large entry gates flanked by two fierce guardians, representing thunder and wind, and a 3.9-metre-tall vermilion lantern – Japan’s largest – ...