The third report of our project to introduce festivals in downtown Tokyo is the Torigoe Shrine Festival, which is now entering its climax.
Torigoe Shrine, with a long history of approximately 1370 years, holds its annual festival every June. It is said that the summer festival in downtown Tokyo begins in Shitaya, passes through Sanja, and ends in Torigoe, and this lively festival is a fitting grand finale.
▲Left: The first torii gate of Torigoe Shrine, Top middle: The Asakusa Kojima 1-chome’s mikoshi (portable shrine), Bottom middle: There are many fashionable hidden stores in this area, photo: Kakimono, a fashionable stationery shop, Right: Many fun street vendors are set up behind Torigoe Shrine.
The deity of Torigoe Shrine is Yamatotakeru-no-Mikoto, and Amenokoyane-no-Mikoto and Toshogu (Prince Tokugawa Ieyasu) are enshrined in the secondary shrine. It is believed to bring blessings such as prayers for disaster prevention, victory, prosperous business, and success in life. The main attraction of the Torigoe Festival is the parade of the main portable shrine, which takes place over the course of the day on the last day of the festival. Today we will show you six videos of the parade of the portable shrine on Saturday, August 8, and the powerful Nanbu Rokkacho Joint Procession.
▲Town procession Asakusa Kojima 1-chome mikoshi (portable shrine)
▲Each town's mikoshi (the mikoshi of the Miyamoto Town and the Asakusabashi Ryuni) gathering for the joint procession
▲Mikoshi (portable shrines) of Asakusabashi 3-chome town and Asakusabashi 5-chome Ryuhoku town gathering for the joint procession
▲Joint procession of portable shrines (Torigoe 1-chome town mikoshi, followed by Asakusabashi Ryuni mikoshi)
▲Joint procession (Asakusabashi Ryuni-mikoshi)
Tomorrow, on the 9th, the main mikoshi (Sengan Mikoshi: more than 8K ponds), which is the heaviest mikoshi in Tokyo, will finally be unveiled. Hope you will stop by.
▲The main mikoshi at Torigoe Shrine (SENGAN mikoshi)
▲The order of the parade of the main mikoshi and the time of passage of the mikoshi at various locations (June 9, 2024)
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