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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (2nd from L), Wakayama Deputy Gov. Izumi Miyazaki (3rd from L) and Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (4th from L) carry a portable mikoshi shrine in front of the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025, in honor of the late Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto who died in April. The Kansai Pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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Japan festival in Jakarta

Indonesian people carry a portable mikoshi shrine as a two-day festival aimed to promote Japanese culture in Indonesia begins in Jakarta on Sept. 14, 2024.

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"Mikoshi" shrine cruises bay in northeastern Japan

A ship carrying a "mikoshi" portable shrine from Shiwahiko shrine in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, cruises across Matsushima Bay, escorted by about 100 fishing boats decorated with traditional Japanese fishermen's flags, during Shiogama Minato Festival on July 15, 2024.

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"Mikoshi" shrines cruise bay in northeastern Japan

"Mikoshi" portable shrines from two shrines in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, are carried onto ships for cruise across Matsushima Bay, escorted by about 100 fishing boats decorated with traditional Japanese fishermen's flags, during Shiogama Minato Festival on July 15, 2024.

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"Mikoshi" shrine cruises bay in northeastern Japan

A ship carrying a "mikoshi" portable shrine from Shiogama shrine in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, cruises across Matsushima Bay, escorted by about 100 fishing boats decorated with traditional Japanese fishermen's flags, during the Shiogama Minato Festival on July 15, 2024.

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SUMMER SOUNDS

SUMMER SOUNDS, Sanja Festival, Asakusa, Sensoji Temple, Nakamise Street, masks, mikoshi, portable shrine=Date:June 1, 1994, Place:Asakusa,Tokyo,JAPAN

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Mt. Fuji reopens for climbers

People carry a portable "mikoshi" shrine to pray for the safety of climbers at Fujisan Komitake shrine located at the fifth station of Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2023. The summer climbing season for the highest mountain in Japan officially began the same day, with the opening of a route on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the 3,776-meter volcano.

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Mt. Fuji reopens for climbers

People carry a portable "mikoshi" shrine to pray for the safety of climbers at Fujisan Komitake shrine located at the fifth station of Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2023. The summer climbing season for the highest mountain in Japan officially began the same day, with the opening of a route on the Yamanashi Prefecture side of the 3,776-meter volcano.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People carry a portable shrine called mikoshi at the Sanja Festival near the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo on May 20, 2023. The festival had been held in a restricted manner from 2020 to 2022 due to the coronavius pandemic.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People carry a portable shrine called mikoshi at the Sanja Festival near the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo on May 20, 2023. The festival had been held in a restricted manner from 2020 to 2022 due to the coronavius pandemic.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People carry a portable shrine called mikoshi at the Sanja Festival near the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo on May 20, 2023. The festival had been held in a restricted manner from 2020 to 2022 due to the coronavius pandemic.

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'Gal Mikoshi' carried at summer festival

OSAKA, Japan - Women enthusiastically carry a "Gal Mikoshi" (all-female portable shrine) through a shopping arcade in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2014, on the eve of the annual Tenjin Festival.

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Heian-style procession in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - People dressed in ancient attire from the Heian era (794-1192) carry a ''mikoshi'' (portable shrine) along the approach of Daisenji, a Buddhist temple in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, on May 24, 2014.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Local people carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) through the Nakamise Dori shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 17, 2014, the second day of the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival), which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan. Some 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were paraded in the district.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded under the Kaminari Gate of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa in central Tokyo on May 17, 2014, during the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival) on May 17, 2014. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The Nakamise Dori shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa is packed with local people carrying mikoshi (portable shrines) and visitors during the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival) on May 17, 2014. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan.

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Matsuno Taisha shrine in Kyoto holds festival

OSAKA, Japan - A "mikoshi" portable shrine of Matsuno Taisha in Kyoto is brought to the Katsura River by men during the "Shinkosai" festival on April 20, 2014.

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Kyoto shrine's 'mikoshi' crosses Katsura River

KYOTO, Japan - A boat carries a "mikoshi" portable shrine of Matsuno Taisha in Kyoto across the Katsura River during the "Shinkosai" festival on April 20, 2014.

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'Hina' doll festival in Tokushima, Japan

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Children from a nursery carry a miniature "mikoshi" portable shrine in front of a tiered platform of some 30,000 dolls on display ahead of a "hina" doll festival in Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014. The event, a precursor to the March 3 Girls' Day festival, will run through April 6.

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Shinto adapting to era of globalization

TOKYO, Japan - Ambassadors to Japan and their family members carry a "mikoshi" portable shrine at Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, on Oct. 27, 2012 during a seminar about Shintoism co-hosted by the Association of Shinto Shrines.

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'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

OSAKA, Japan - Young women carry a 200-kilogram ''mikoshi,'' or portable shrine, during the 31st ''Gal Mikoshi'' festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2011. A total of 80 women aged 15 to 30, selected from among 330 applicants after undergoing tests to check their physical strength, took part in the event.

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Girl power at Osaka summer festival

Osaka, Japan - Young Japanese women carry a ''mikoshi'' portable shrine as they march through a local shopping area in Osaka during an event July 23, 2010, ahead of the Tenjin summer festival. A total of 120 women, with the average age of 21, had been selected from some 400 applicants after a physical test using a 70-kilogram weight.

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People celebrate 20th anniv. of emperor

TOKYO, Japan - People hold fans and ''chocin'' lanterns while carrying ''mikoshi'' portable shrines to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - People carry a ''mikoshi'' (portable shrine) during a parade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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Women carry portable shrine in Tenjin Festival in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A mikoshi, or portable shrine, is carried by women through a shopping street in Osaka on July 23 as part of the 1000-year-old Tenjin Festival.

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Women carry ''Tengu'' portable shrine

NUMATA, Japan - About 200 women carry a portable shrine featuring ''tengu (long-nosed goblin) at the annual ''Tengu Mikoshi'' festival in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the premises of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa on May 15 as the annual Sanja Festival, one of the metropols' three major festivals dating back to the Edo period (1600-1865), climaxes with a parade of some 100 mikoshi (portable shrines).

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(2) Big crowds enjoy Sanja Festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Locals and visitors pack the main street leading to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on May 17 as the annual Sanja Matsuri (festival) begins. The two-day event features a parade of about 100 portable shrines (mikoshi).

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(1)Big crowds enjoy Sanja Festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Both locals and visitors are in a festive mood May 17 as portable shrines (mikoshi) parade through the streets of Asakusa in the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Tokyo along with the Kanda Matsuri and Sanno Matsuri. Sanja Matsuri is a festival of Asakusa Shrine located adjacent to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward.

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(2) Big crowds enjoy Sanja Festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Locals and visitors pack the main street leading to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on May 17 as the annual Sanja Matsuri (festival) begins. The two-day event features a parade of about 100 portable shrines (mikoshi). (Kyodo)

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Young women carry "mikoshi"

Young women carry two "mikoshi" portable shrines in a festival in Osaka on July 23, 2016. Eighty women aged from 15 to 31 carried the mikoshis, weighing around 200 kilograms each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young women carry "mikoshi"

Young women carry two "mikoshi" portable shrines in a festival in Osaka on July 23, 2016. Eighty women aged from 15 to 31 carried the mikoshis, weighing around 200 kilograms each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Mikoshi" carried during cultural festival in Berlin

Japanese and Germans carry a "mikoshi" portable shrine during a festival in Berlin on May 15, 2016, to celebrate ethnic and cultural diversity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Mikoshi" dedicated to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Photo taken April 5, 2016, at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York shows a "mikoshi" portable shrine from Japan presented to the garden to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of a Japanese garden there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women parade through Osaka shopping street with portable shrines

Some 100 women parade through a shopping street in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2015, carrying two "mikoshi" portable shrines. The parade was a precursor to the Tenjin (Gods of Heaven) Festival due to start on July 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women carry portable shrines in Osaka parade prior to summer festa

About 100 women carry two "mikoshi" portable shrines in a parade through a shopping street in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2015. The parade was a precursor to the Tenjin (Gods of Heaven) Festival due to start on July 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo

A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded through the premises of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 16, 2015, during the annual Sanja Festival. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo

A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded through the premises of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 16, 2015, during the annual Sanja Festival. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years. Tokyo Skytree tower is visible in the background to the left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo

A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded through the premises of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 16, 2015, during the annual Sanja Festival. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Portable shrine damaged by tsunami rebuilt

A "mikoshi" portable shrine of Unosumi Shrine in the northeastern Japanese city of Kamaishi, which was rebuilt following the 2011 tsunami, is shown to local residents on Sept. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tree-planting drive in tsunami-hit Miyagi spawns hope for fresh greenery

People carry a "mikoshi" portable shrine during a summer festival at Chokaishio Shrine in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 7, 2015. In the foreground are trees planted two years earlier under a movement to bring back greenery to the northern Japanese prefecture ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women carry ''Tengu'' portable shrine

NUMATA, Japan - About 200 women carry a portable shrine featuring ''tengu (long-nosed goblin) at the annual ''Tengu Mikoshi'' festival in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 3. (Kyodo)

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Women carry portable shrine in Tenjin Festival in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A mikoshi, or portable shrine, is carried by women through a shopping street in Osaka on July 23 as part of the 1000-year-old Tenjin Festival. (Kyodo)

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A mikoshi (portable shrine) of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Interior view of the kairo (cloister) of the Upper Shrine. The cloister was rebuilt in 1828 and is now a National Important Cultural Asset. A beautiful design is painted under the eaves. Renovated in the beginning of the Showa Period, this building remains as a valuable source of information about the designs used from the Edo Period. The mikoshi (portable shrines) were made during the Momoyama or Edo Period, and seven of them remain as Prefectural Tangible Ethnological Assets.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐41‐0]

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Soribashi Bridge at Sumiyoshi Shinto Shrine was also called the Drum Bridge (Taikobashi). This bridge was originally built for the symbolic crossing of Shinto deities, but eventually people were allowed to use it. Mikoshi, a portable shrine, is carried across the bridge during a summer festival. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐42‐0]

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The hundred-step Otokozaka slope at Mt. Atago

Mt. Atago is a small hill of only 26 meters in height. However, because it was located in a flat area, it was known for its panoramic view and became a favourite spot to enjoy the New Year's sunrise, moon viewing and snow viewing. This photograph depicts a festival day around 1897. Children are carrying a mikoshi (portable shrine). On the right is the liquor shop Konishiya. At present, the shop stands in the foreground and its name has been changed to Atago Konishi.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐21‐0]

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An omikoshi (a portable shrine used in festivals)

The mikoshi carried by people from the front of a shrine. The stone approach for the mikoshi is open, but the other places are filled with people assembled to watch the mikoshi.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐46‐0]

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The long slope,Suwa Shrine

This slope is famous as the place where bearers carry a mikoshi up and down duing the Okunchi Festival in Nagasaki. During the festival, bleachers are set up on both sides of the slope, and performances dedicated to the shrine takes place at the foot of the steps.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐38‐0]

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The Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Yomei Gate from the worship hall side of Toshogu. The upper tier of the gate is covered with dragon carvings and the lower tier with Chinese lion carvings. The peony carvings on the right and left panels are magnificent. To the right and left walls are amainu (lions) and komainu (Korean dogs). On the right edge is a mikoshi hut with a drop curtain.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐7‐0]

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The Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Yomei Gate from the side of the hall of worship of Toshogu. The upper tier of the gate is covered with dragon carvings, and the lower tier is covered with carvings of Chinese lions, supported by 12 white pillars. The peony carving on the front side of the panel is magnificent. The walls to the left and right are also beautiful. A corridor runs to the left and right, and to the right corner is the mikoshi hut.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐1‐0]