Kanda Matsuri (神田祭) or the Kanda Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Sannō Matsuri.

The Kanda Matsuri is the festival of the Kanda Myojin Shrine which enshrines three deities: Daikokuten, the god of good harvest and matrimony; Ebisu, the god of fishermen and businessmen; and Taira Masakado, a rebellious feudal lord of …

Get ready, because the Kanda Festival (Kanda Matsuri) is one of the really big ones, and it only comes around once every 2 years. The two-day festival in mid-May features distinct events on Saturday and Sunday, which are deeply tied to the festival's history.

Kanda Matsuri is a Shinto festival taking place in mid-May on odd-numbered years in the center of Tokyo. It is one of the three most important of the capital and of Japan.

Kanda Matsuri is one of the most famous and important festivals in Tokyo, Japan. It is held in mid-May, usually during the weekend closest to May 15th, in odd-numbered years. Kanda Matsuri dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868).

Based in and around Kanda Myojin Shrine near Ochanomizu Station, the Kanda Matsuri is a Shinto festival originally held to celebrate Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa’s famous victory at the …

Apr 1, 2024 · Even today, the Kanda Festival remains a powerful display of tradition and community spirit, held on a grand scale right in the heart of Tokyo. Locals, visitors from across Japan, and international travelers all gather to celebrate, making it a vibrant and welcoming event full of energy. What Kind of Festival Is the Kanda Matsuri?

Featuring over 200 floats and portable shrines known as mikoshi, parades parades of musicians and priests on horses, the Kanda Matsuri is out of this world.

Shinto priests dressed in white gowns perform a ritual to place the spirits of the three gods of Kanda Myojin (Daikoku, Ebisu, and Masakado) into three portable shrines. From dusk an event is held to transfer the spirits of the gods to the 200 mikoshi owned by the 108 town councils in …

The Kanda Festival (in Japanese; Kanda Matsuri "神田祭") is hosted by the Kanda Myojin Shrine and happens on the Saturday and Sunday closest to May 15th every-other year on "odd numbered" years (please check websites below). It is one of Tokyo's three most famous festivals, the other two being the Sanno Matsuri and the Fukagawa Matsuri.