Thursday, November 13, 2008

Asakusa Tori-no Ichi (Fair)

Nov. 5 (Wed.), 17 (Mon.), & 29 (Sat.), 2008

Held on the days of the rooster in November, this annual fair attracts crowds who look for kumade, or a colorful decorative rake, which is believed to "rake in" business prosperity.
Over
200 kumade vendors gather in the precincts of the neighboring shrine and temple.



URL:http://www.otorisama.or.jp/english.html
(general information from the Otori jinja shrine's official website)
URL:http://www.torinoichi.jp/english/index.htm
(general information from Chokoku-ji temple’s official website)

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