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The portable shrine of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shirine departed at 7:00 a.m. on the Tsukuda Terrace of the Sumida River, taking the boat carrying the music, following a houseboat and a boat from the security water fire department. We performed rituals off the coast of Harumi and took an hour to go around Tsukishima in shrine parishioner and around Harumi districts.

After seeing off the departure at Tsukuda Terrace, waiting for the return at Ishikawajima Park, the sound of the music gradually approached, and portable shrine ran up the Harumi Canal and entered the main stream of the Sumida River at Chuo-ohashi Bridge. The appearance of people taking a walk in the morning taking a photo with a smartphone and the appearance of a white heron with a feeling of "I'm sorry" remains impressive.

The festival continues. The main festival of Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine Fukagawa in Koto-ku will begin on August 11. The highlight is the portable shrine Union imperial procession on August 13.

There are 53 portable shrine towns in shrine parishioner, walking along with water from the roadside. The long line of portable shrine crosses Kiyosu Bridge and crosses the Eitai Bridge through Hakozaki and Shinkawa in shrine parishioner town in Chuo-ku to Koto-ku again. Eitai Bridge couldn't withstand the weight of the crowds who flooded this festival during the Edo period, and it was famous for falling the bridge and causing a catastrophe, so it was in rakugo.

The daytime suspension will take place around the road between Akimasa Elementary School in Shinkawa and Echizenbori Park. The street had a flag and a wooden tag indicating the location of each portable shrine.

The photo shows the portable shrine Union imperial procession of the 2017 main festival. portable shrine with elaborate designs is lined up. This is why the water that is poured like a waterfall and is also called the "Water Festival".

Even those who watch may get water, so if you go, be prepared.