Tokyo celebrates big and wild Sanja Matsuri festival
21 May 2018 11:31 AM IST21 May 2018 11:31 AM IST
Hundreds come out to celebrate Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo
Sanja Matsuri festival is a celebration for the three founders of Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa neighbourhood with nearly two million people visiting during the three-day event. (Photo: AFP)- Participants attend the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. (Photo: AFP)
- Participants with traditional Japanese tattoos (Irezumi), related to the Yakuza, walk through the Asakusa district during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo on May 20, 2018. The event is held annually on the third weekend of May at Asakusa Shrine. (Photo: AFP)
- A Japanese woman poses to show her traditional tattoos (Irezumi), related to the Yakuza, during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. There is also lots of traditional music and dancing. (Photo: AFP)
- Japanese policemen stand guard during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. The festival is held in honour of three men who established and founded SensÅ-ji - Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari and Hajino Nakatomo. (Photo: AFP)
- Participants carry a portable shrine or \"Mikoshi\" during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. Mikoshi, which are portable shrines, are a very prominent feature of the parade. (Photo: AFP)
- Participants carry a portable shrine or \"Mikoshi\" outside Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo on May 20, 2018. Many consider it to be one of the wildest events that draws big crowds. (Photo: AFP)
- A man with traditional Japanese tattoos (Irezumi), related to the Yakuza, speaks on his smartphone during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. It is one of the three biggest Shinto festivals in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)
Sanja Matsuri festival is a celebration for the three founders of Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa neighbourhood with nearly two million people visiting during the three-day event. (Photo: AFP)
Hundreds come out to celebrate Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo
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