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三社祭 (さんじゃまつり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
Sanja Festival
A major Shinto festival held at Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo during the third weekend of May, known for its lively procession of portable shrines (mikoshi).
浅あさ
草くさ
は
とても
賑にぎ
わい
ます
。
When the Sanja Festival season comes, Asakusa gets very lively.
Written forms 三さん 社じゃ 祭まつり
Standard kanji spelling for the Sanja Festival.
三さん 社じゃ 祭まつ り
Variant spelling using 祭り instead of 祭; both are used.
Kanji 祭 ritual, offer prayers, celebrate Etymology Named after the three founders of Sensō-ji (Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari, and Hajino Nakatomo), who are enshrined at Asakusa Shrine. 三社 means 'three shrines' or 'three deities', and 祭 means 'festival'.
