Sumiyoshi Jinja Shrine (Tokyo)

Japan / Tokio / Tokyo
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This shrine, a branch of Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka, is dedicated to the guardian god for the area encompassing Tsukudajima and Tsukishima. In addition to its annual festival, the shrine also holds a triennial grand festival. At this grand festival, a type of festival music called Tsukuda Hayashi, which is ranked among the best three examples of Edo festival music, is played while people carrying a huge portable shrine weighing nearly 400 kg, a long flag and two lion head representations jostle each other, creating great excitement throughout the area.
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Coordinates:   35°40'4"N   139°46'59"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago