Sanja festival in Asakusa

Sanja festival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Portable shrines pass through Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 18, 2013, during the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of Japan's biggest festivals.

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