03:25Hundreds celebrated Kanda Festival in Tokyo, on Sunday, with the huge festivities returning after a four-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Footage shows festival participants in traditional clothing, including samurai armour, chanting while parading with portable shrines and lanterns.
"God looks out for people, for humans, and says, 'Let's all live safely'. Also, people pray for a good harvest of rice and grains. The festival is also meant to pray for a good harvest," said one festival participant Yusuke.
The Kanda Festival, one of the three most important festivals in Japan, along with the Sanno Matsuri and Fukagawa Matsuri, is held to honour the gods. It dates back to the period between 1603-1868 and began as a demonstration of prosperity under the Tokugawa shogunate regime.
Over the years, the Kanda Festival has become a celebration of wealth and good fortune.
Japan: 'Let's all live safely' - Kanda Festival returns to Tokyo after four-year COVID-19 hiatus
Hundreds celebrated Kanda Festival in Tokyo, on Sunday, with the huge festivities returning after a four-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Footage shows festival participants in traditional clothing, including samurai armour, chanting while parading with portable shrines and lanterns.
"God looks out for people, for humans, and says, 'Let's all live safely'. Also, people pray for a good harvest of rice and grains. The festival is also meant to pray for a good harvest," said one festival participant Yusuke.
The Kanda Festival, one of the three most important festivals in Japan, along with the Sanno Matsuri and Fukagawa Matsuri, is held to honour the gods. It dates back to the period between 1603-1868 and began as a demonstration of prosperity under the Tokugawa shogunate regime.
Over the years, the Kanda Festival has become a celebration of wealth and good fortune.
Hundreds celebrated Kanda Festival in Tokyo, on Sunday, with the huge festivities returning after a four-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Footage shows festival participants in traditional clothing, including samurai armour, chanting while parading with portable shrines and lanterns.
"God looks out for people, for humans, and says, 'Let's all live safely'. Also, people pray for a good harvest of rice and grains. The festival is also meant to pray for a good harvest," said one festival participant Yusuke.
The Kanda Festival, one of the three most important festivals in Japan, along with the Sanno Matsuri and Fukagawa Matsuri, is held to honour the gods. It dates back to the period between 1603-1868 and began as a demonstration of prosperity under the Tokugawa shogunate regime.
Over the years, the Kanda Festival has become a celebration of wealth and good fortune.