This was a festival we went to back in June at
Tsukiji. That's where the famous fish market is. It was Sunday, so we didn't go visit the tuna. It's on our list of places to go, but you have to get there at 5:00 am, and we honestly just haven't been that motivated. We made it as far as setting the alarm once, but immediately turned it off. Anyway, this was a festival with
mikoshi in the shape of lion heads. See it behind my shoulder?
These are traditional sandals made of rope. The paper published the time a little early, so we stood around for a while and took some random shots.
These are the little lions. Before the big lions were brought out, these guys were paraded up to the shrine on little rolling pedestals.
This was a huge deal because this
mikoshi is almost never taken out in the parade. It was the 350
th anniversary of this festival, so that's why we got to see it. We met some really nice ladies from the neighborhood who explained the history to us.
The lion in the previous picture was carried by all men. This red lion was carried by all women. And let me tell you, it looked heavy. The lady standing up with the wooden clappers was in charge of telling them when to pick it up and set it down. Because it was so heavy they took a lot of breaks.
A few of the younger guys had their heads shaved with
kanji characters. I'm not sure what it says, though.
This is a more traditional
mikoshi and is brought out instead of the big lion for non-anniversary years.
A dragon detail at the shrine.
This circle thingy is supposed to bring good health. Next we have another video. It's pretty similar to the one we took in
Asakusa. I always look so bad in the screen stills before the video starts. Next time I'm going to make Gen do the introduction.
This was a festival we went to back in June at Tsukiji. That's where the famous fish market is. It was Sunday, so we didn't go visit the tuna. It's on our list of places to go, but you have to get there at 5:00 am, and we honestly just haven't been that motivated. We made it as far as setting the alarm once, but immediately turned it off. Anyway, this was a festival with mikoshi in the shape of lion heads. See it behind my shoulder?
These are traditional sandals made of rope. The paper published the time a little early, so we stood around for a while and took some random shots.
These are the little lions. Before the big lions were brought out, these guys were paraded up to the shrine on little rolling pedestals.
This was a huge deal because this mikoshi is almost never taken out in the parade. It was the 350th anniversary of this festival, so that's why we got to see it. We met some really nice ladies from the neighborhood who explained the history to us. 
The lion in the previous picture was carried by all men. This red lion was carried by all women. And let me tell you, it looked heavy. The lady standing up with the wooden clappers was in charge of telling them when to pick it up and set it down. Because it was so heavy they took a lot of breaks.
A few of the younger guys had their heads shaved with kanji characters. I'm not sure what it says, though.
This is a more traditional mikoshi and is brought out instead of the big lion for non-anniversary years.
A dragon detail at the shrine.
This circle thingy is supposed to bring good health. Next we have another video. It's pretty similar to the one we took in Asakusa. I always look so bad in the screen stills before the video starts. Next time I'm going to make Gen do the introduction.
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