祭り
Shinagawa Jinja Reitaisai (Kita no Tenno Matsuri)
例大祭(北の天王祭)
📅Usually held on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nearest June 7 each year🏙Shinagawa City, Tokyo📍Shinagawa Jinja Shrine🗺 View on Google MapsOfficial page
The mikoshi bears the "Tenka-ichi-name no Men" sacred mask, said to have been dedicated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and its procession moves to the rhythm of Shinagawa Byoshi music. During Sunday's miya-iri rite, bearers carry the Sozomachi Mikoshi up and down the shrine's 53-step front stone stairway.