Unlocking the Secrets of the Sanja Matsuri

Yano Kōji from the Asakusa Shrine.

The Asakusa Shrine.

The three “mikoshi” of the Shintō Asakusa Shrine, housing the divine spirits of the three men who founded the Buddhist temple next door.

In March 2012, the “mikoshi” were transported across the Sumida River for only the second time since the nineteenth century. (Photo courtesy of the Asakusa Shrine)

Amino Gikō, priest at Sensōji.

The main hall at Sensōji.