A mikoshi (神輿) is a sacred religious palanquin (also translated as portable Shinto shrine). Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to...

Mikoshi-nyūdō (見越し入道 or 見越入道) is a type of bald-headed yōkai "goblin" with an ever-extending neck. In Japanese folklore and Edo period (1603–1868) kaidan...

portable shrines, "Kanamara Mikoshi," "Kanayama Boat Mikoshi," and "Elizabeth Mikoshi," are patrolled. Kanamara Mikoshi A portable shrine with a square...

every May at Asakusa Shrine. Its prominent parades revolve around three mikoshi (portable shrines referenced in the festival's name), as well as traditional...

can carry passengers as well. Mikoshi is used to carry kami in a procession called Shinko-shiki. People carry the Mikoshi on their shoulders, while dashi...

Ayagasaboko July 10: Lantern parade to welcome mikoshi (御輿, 'portable shrines') July 10: Mikoshi arai, cleansing of mikoshi with sacred water from the Kamo River...

Hōnen Matsuri, continue to this day. Typically, the phallus is placed in a mikoshi, a portable Shinto shrine. Fertility rite Liberalia (Roman festival) Dunkle...

Mikoshi Parade (Mikoshi Kids), Ennichisai, Japanese community cultural festival in Blok M, Jakarta (2013)...

Juggernauts are a sports team in the Indian Ultimate Kho Kho league. Ratha Mikoshi Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds...

birthplace of mikoshi. The earliest recorded use of a mikoshi was in the 8th century during the Nara period. In 749, the shrine's mikoshi was used to carry...