Hokkaido Shrine
北海道神宮
Asakusa Shrine
Asakusa Shrine stands next to the famous Sensoji Temple and is best known as the home of the Sanja Matsuri, one of Tokyo's wildest and most popular festivals. Three mikoshi (portable shrines) representing the three founders are paraded through the streets of Asakusa over three days in May.
Source: Tokugawa Iemitsu construction records
The Sanja Matsuri is known for the tradition of participants tossing the heavy mikoshi in the air, despite this being officially prohibited.
Source: documented
Location Coordinates
35.7148, 139.7967
2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo
Musashi
Asakusa Station (Tokyo Metro/Tobu)
Open daily
Good
北海道神宮
上川神社
帯廣神社
樽前山神社
美瑛神社
旭川神社
Lectures de fond pour visiteurs et pelerins.
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Asakusa Shrine stands next to the famous Sensoji Temple and is best known as the home of the Sanja Matsuri, one of Tokyo's wildest and most popular festivals. Three mikoshi (portable shrines) representing the three founders are paraded through the streets of Asakusa over three days in May.
Asakusa Shrine is located in Taito, Tokyo. The full address is: 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo.
The enshrined deities are: Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari, Haji no Nakatomo.