Osaka's beloved "Gal Mikoshi" (Gal portable shrine procession) summer tradition will make an early appearance this year at a special event on･･･ ...

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.

“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 ...

See a huge four-tonne mikoshi (portable shrine) being shuttled through the streets near Torigoe Shrine in Asakusabashi at this traditional festival known for the intense fights that invariably ...

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 ...

"Gal Mikoshi" organizing committee chairperson Takanobu Miura is pictured in Osaka's Kita Ward on April 3, 2025. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Naganuma) OSAKA -- Osaka's beloved "Gal Mikoshi" (Gal portable ...