A special scaled down “mikoshi” portable shrine for children featured for the first time in the 700-year history of the bustling Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo’s downtown Asakusa district.

King Kekaulike high school students were announced as the 2025 winners of the Honolulu Festival’s annual Maui Mikoshi design contest.

“The weight of the mikoshi was pleasant on my shoulder.” The Kanda Festival, often counted as one of Japan’s three largest festivals, along with the Gion Festival in Kyoto and the Tenjin ...

King Kekaulike High School students were revealed on Friday as the winners of the 29th annual Honolulu Festival Maui Mikoshi design contest. Photo courtesy King Kekaulike High School King ...