Sanja Festival
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The Sanja Festival is one of Tokyo’s largest and most famous Shinto festivals, held annually at Asakusa Shrine and known for its lively parades of portable shrines and vibrant street celebrations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Shinto festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sanja Matsuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Asakusa Shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sensō-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important local community celebration in Asakusa
ⓘ
major event in Tokyo’s traditional festival calendar ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Hajino Nakatomo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamanari Hinokuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Takenari Hinokuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | three days ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance | over one million visitors ⓘ |
| features |
festival stalls
ⓘ
mikoshi processions through Asakusa ⓘ taiko drumming ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ yatai food stands ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | matsuri ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Festivals in Tokyo
ⓘ
Shinto festivals in Japan ⓘ |
| hasProcessionType |
parade of three main shrine mikoshi
ⓘ
parade of town association mikoshi ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | May ⓘ |
| honors | three founders of Sensō-ji ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crowded street processions
ⓘ
energetic atmosphere ⓘ large crowds ⓘ parades of mikoshi ⓘ portable shrines ⓘ traditional festival music ⓘ vibrant street celebrations ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asakusa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asakusa Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Taitō, Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Asakusa Shrine grounds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
streets around Sensō-ji ⓘ |
| oneOf |
largest festivals in Tokyo
ⓘ
most famous Shinto festivals in Tokyo ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Asakusa Shrine authorities ⓘ |
| region | Kantō region ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| theme |
community unity
ⓘ
veneration of shrine deities ⓘ |
| typicalEndDay | following Sunday ⓘ |
| typicalStartDay | third Friday of May ⓘ |
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