1000 samurai procession in Nikko

1000 samurai procession in Nikko

People in armor march during the biannual Hyakumonozoroe Sennin Musha Gyoretsu (the 1,000 Samurais Procession Festival) at Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture on Oct. 17, 2015. The procession is a revival of the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, was moved from Mt. Kuno in Shizuoka Prefecture to Nikko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1000 samurai procession in Nikko

1000 samurai procession in Nikko

Shinto priests carry a portable shrine during the biannual Hyakumonozoroe Sennin Musha Gyoretsu (the 1,000 Samurais Procession Festival) at Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture on Oct. 17, 2015. The procession is the revival of the ceremony held in 1617 when the divine spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, was moved from Mt. Kuno in Shizuoka Prefecture to Nikko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Samurais parade at Nikko Toshogu shrine re-creates 1617 procession

Samurais parade at Nikko Toshogu shrine re-creates 1617 procession

About 1,200 people clad in traditional samurai clothing approach Nikko Toshogu shrine, a mausoleum of feudal leader Tokugawa Ieyasu, on May 18, 2015. The procession is an annual spring event to commemorate the arrival of Ieyasu's remains in Nikko in 1617 from Kunozan, today's Shizuoka city, central Japan. Ieyasu founded the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soldiers in armour

Soldiers in armour

Entitled Samurais in armor in English and German. Three men wear combat armor (body vest, hat, coat and sword). They each hold a spear, bow and a long sword. This is a dramatized photo of Japanese samurai dressed for war.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number1‐14‐0]