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...
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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...
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Kanamara Matsuri (section Mikoshi)
portable shrines, "Kanamara Mikoshi," "Kanayama Boat Mikoshi," and "Elizabeth Mikoshi," are patrolled. Kanamara Mikoshi A portable shrine with a square...
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every May at Asakusa Shrine. Its prominent parades revolve around three mikoshi (portable shrines referenced in the festival's name), as well as traditional...
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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...
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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...
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Hōnen Matsuri, continue to this day. Typically, the phallus is placed in a mikoshi, a portable Shinto shrine. Fertility rite Liberalia (Roman festival) Dunkle...
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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...
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Shrines). Participants: the parade section has circa 6,750 people and the Mikoshi section around 6,000 people. Japanese imperial year National Day "建国記念の日となる日を定める政令"...
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Mikoshi Parade (Mikoshi Kids), Ennichisai, Japanese community cultural festival in Blok M, Jakarta (2013)...
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