Asakusa Sanjya Matsuri
浅草三社祭
Asakusa Sanja Matsuri (Asakusa Sanja Festival), which is one of the Three Great Festivals of EDO (Tokyo) along with the Kanda Matsuri and Sanno Matsuri, is held on the third Saturday and Sunday of every May at Asakusa Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo. It is famous for its spectacular procession of Mikoshi (portable shrines) and Dashi(float).
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Asakusa Sanja Matsuri DATA
- Location： Asakusa Shrine, Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
- Access： Take the JR Yamanote Line or Keihin tohoku line to Ueno Station or Kanda station and transfer to the Tokyo metro Ginza Subway Line for Asakusa. Tokyo station to Sensoji
- Date： Third Sunday and preceding Friday and Saturday of May
- Starting time： 18:00-20:30
- Admission： Free
Asakusa Sanja Matsuri