Festival at Nikko shrine recreates 1617 procession

Festival at Nikko shrine recreates 1617 procession

Around 1,200 people dressed as warriors join on May 18, 2016 a biannual procession in the northeastern Japan city of Nikko, which re-enacts the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu was moved from Mt. Kuno in central Japan to Nikko. The founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate died in 1616. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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