People bearing a "mikoshi" portable shrine on their shoulders descend steep stone steps at Sunosaki Jinja Shinto shrine in ...

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 proclamation is read out by the shrine priest in front of the portable shrine. The portable shrine carrying Michizane's spirit slides down the stone steps to receive the notification of ...

The Onabare festival is a 300-year-old folk cultural property in Kami, Kochi Prefecture. A portable shrine is paraded through the streets, with dancing and other performances taking place along ...