Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)
The shrine where the biggest festival in Tokyo is held!
The shrine where the biggest festival in Tokyo is held!
Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社) is a small shrine beside the main hall of Senso-ji Temple.
Three gods have been enshrined, so they are popular as "Sanja-sama (三社さま)". And the biggest festival in Tokyo "Sanja Matsuri (三社祭 / Sanja Festival)" is famous.
It is a shrine that stands quietly on the right side of Senso-ji Temple (浅草寺).
we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.
The precincts (境内) of shrine are always quiet.
On the left side of the precincts (境内) there is a Temizuya (手水舎 / Hand-wash Place).
Manner of Temizuya (手水舎)
* In this process, carried out with one dipper-full of water!!
This is a general usage Manner.
Foreign tourists who was washing their hands while watching the explanation of the Manners.
Three gods are enshrined in the Shaden (社殿).
Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社) manner of worship
Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社) is a shrine with many couples doing "神前結婚式 (wedding before divine)".
Because it is famous as a shrine with a benefit of marriage, there are many people who wedding ceremonies at this shrine.
千羽鶴 (Senbazuru). *a thousand origami (paper) cranes
Omamori (lucky charm)... "大丈夫 (All right)" is popular.
During the May festival, you can see the "神輿 (Mikoshi / a portable shrine)" of the festival.
A stone monument of Haiku (俳句). It is written that it is hard to live.
A couple's Komainu (狛犬 / shrine's lion dogs). The expression is very gentle.
Goju-no-to (五重塔 / five-story pagoda) seen from Asakusa Jinja.
Jinrikisha (人力車) often comes to this shrine.
The Sanja Matsuri (三社祭 / Sanja Festival) is held from the third Friday in May.
茅の輪くぐり (Chinowa-kuguri)
茅の輪くぐり (Chinowa-kuguri) is a traditional events for "drop the sin and Impurity".
It is held every June in June and December.
Asakusa Jinja's "茅の輪くぐり (Chinowa-kuguri)" is from June 15th to June 30th.
* Let's stop shooting videos in front of the ring (Chinowa)...
Let's pass through this big ring (Chinowa) and drop the "sin and Impurity" of the half year !!
The photograph was taken from 2014 to 2016.