| However, Tokyo is not the city that can
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| | While mikoshi is displayed to the public,
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| boast its ancient holidays it became the
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| | there are dances and songs performed by
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| capital only in 19th century and,
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| | the holiday participants. Also, hawker's
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| therefore most of its celebrations
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| | stands appear all over the place, where
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| appeared later. But what is special about
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| | you can buy traditional festive food such
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| Tokyo is that there are a lot of events
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| | as okonomiyaki pancakes with eggs and
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| here.
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| | cabbage as well as yakisoba buckwheat
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| According to the Japanese hand-book, the
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| | noodles.
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| Japanese prefecture celebrates about 900
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| | There are traditional trading holidays
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| holidays annually. For instance, if you
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| | here as well. For example, in November,
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| walk along the city on Saturday or
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| | when the hen day comes (in Japan, every
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| Sunday, you are most likely to encounter
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| | day is dedicated to some animal), there
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| some street procession. Yet none of the
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| | are kumade amulets sold in two of the
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| holidays are alike, even though the
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| | Tokyo temples. According to the popular
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| Shinto celebration scheme is more or less
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| | belief, kumades help keep off the evil
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| the same. The idea of this religion is
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| | forces and is translated as "the bear
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| rather simple. However, the simplicity of
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| | paw". They are created of rice straw,
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| the doctrine is compensated by the
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| | piny branches, and the strange object
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| complexity, vividness and gorgeousness of
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| | that looks like rake (the "bear paw"
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| its rituals.
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| | itself).
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| Since childhood, Japanese children are
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| | Buddhist holidays are also celebrated
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| surrounded with holiday atmosphere. For
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| | here - but Buddhist and Shinto temples
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| example, 15th of November is the "7-5-3"
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| | are usually visited by the same people:
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| day when children of 7, 5 and 3 years old
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| | they celebrate at Shinti temples, but
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| dress special kimono (that is only weared
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| | bury only in Buddhist. Nevertheless,
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| once in a lifetime), go to the temple and
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| | thanks to the long co-existence of these
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| get a gift. The older boys take more
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| | two religions, nowadays there are joyous
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| active part in holidays the help carry
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| | and noisy holidays celebrated at the
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| the holiday taiko drum.
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| | Buddhist temples as well.
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| The other important Shinto holiday
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| | Thus, at the Asakusa Tokyo district you
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| attribute is the mikoshi portable shrine
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| | can find two temples not far from each
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| with a sacred object inside. Outside,
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| | other that seem to compete in their
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| wooden mikoshi is gilded and adorned with
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| | importance. After the mikoshi parade,
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| various figures (most often it is birds'
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| | there comes the Buddhist holiday of
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| heads). Robustly built men dressed in
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| | gilded dragon, which is carried by the
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| special kimonos carry the shrine along
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| | four experienced puppeteers. After the
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| the streets, but nowadays, this role is
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| | performance, the dragon is displayed more
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| sometimes played by women.
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| | closely to the public.
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