Locals and tourists revel at Tokyo's Shintora festival
23 Nov 2016 12:30 PM IST23 Nov 2016 12:30 PM IST
Tokyo's Shintora festival
Six major traditional festivals of Japan's northeastern region of Tohoku were showcased to Tokyoites and tourists during the new two-day Shintora festival. (Photo: AP)- A girl walks in Japan's traditional kimono as she participates in a ceremony at Atago Shrine in Tokyo.
- A customer holds a \"Kumade\" or \"good luck rake\" during Torinoichi festival at Hanazono Shrine.
- A stunt man balances a bamboo pole which is bent by the weight of paper lanterns on his forehead during the Kanto Festival performance.
- Performers jump during the Aomori Nebuta Festival performance.
- Dancers sing and play drums during the Morioka Sansa Festival performance at Shintora Festival on the street in Toranomon business district in Tokyo.
Six major traditional festivals of Japan\'s northeastern region of Tohoku were showcased to Tokyoites and tourists during the new two-day Shintora festival. (Photo: AP)
Tokyo's Shintora festival
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