In first weekend of September, cars disappear from the main street in Shimokitazawa.
Autumn Festival of KITAZAWA-HACHIMAN shrine is held. It is a cause that many festivals of Japan celebrated the harvest of autumn. MIKOSHI, which people are carrying on their shoulder, is a miniature version of a shrine. Temporarily god of KITAZAWA-HACHIMAN moves in this MIKOSHI. So, by shouldering this mikoshi, people are united with their god.
Every block of the town has own MIKOSHI. About twenty MIKOSHIs gather in the shrine. The precincts of the shrine fill with people. It is a climax of this festival.
Today , 2nd of September, is this year’s festival day.
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