Tenno Matsuri

Summary

Tenno Matsuri (天王祭り) is a festival held annually, in July, in Tsushima, Aichi. The highlight of the two-day event is the evening festival in which a dozen boats, each decorated with nearly 400 paper lanterns, float down the Tenno River. The festival honors the deity Gozu Tenno. This festival also takes place in Tokyo.[1]

Owari Tsushima Tennōsai(eve)
Owari Tsushima Tennōsai

External links edit

  1. ^ Shinagawa-ku 1 Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  • Gion/Tsushima Shinkō at Encyclopedia of Shinto
  • official site (in Japanese)