At 9 a.m. on Sept. 27, the chief deity of Nezu Shrine, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, was given a procession worthy of a god.
The Nezu Shrine Annual Grand Festival takes place every year, but the procession 鈥� known in Japanese as 鈥�shink艒sai鈥� 鈥� occurs only once every four years. This year鈥檚 seven-hour parade saw residents carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) through the streets of the Bunkyo Ward neighborhood where the shrine is located while locals and visiting tourists lined the route to pay their respects and satisfy their curiosity.
However, the聽crowds looked much different the last time Susanoo-no-Mikoto, a deity of sea, storms and fields, hit the road.
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