Jidai Matsuri - Tokyo

Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of the Ages is annually celebrated in Tokyo around the Senso-ji temple precincts in Asakusa on National Culture Day. The festival recreates Japan's history and culture in the form of a parade.

The parade lasted about 2 hours starting at 1:30pm and commencing at around 3:30 pm.

In the beginning of the parade some people carried around a dragon attached to a stick and made a point to scare every child with it that was standing along the street. Little girls started crying and boys held on tight to their mothers.

The police officers and helpers of the parade were stringent in keeping people from crossing the line. I couldn't help breaking out of the bounds a few times to get some better angles.

Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of the Ages is annually celebrated in Tokyo around the Senso-ji temple precincts in Asakusa on National Culture Day. The festival recreates Japan's history and culture in the form of a parade.

The parade lasted about 2 hours starting at 1:30pm and commencing at around 3:30 pm.

In the beginning of the parade some people carried around a dragon attached to a stick and made a point to scare every child with it that was standing along the street. Little girls started crying and boys held on tight to their mothers.

The police officers and helpers of the parade were stringent in keeping people from crossing the line. I couldn't help breaking out of the bounds a few times to get some better angles.

Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of the Ages is annually celebrated in Tokyo around the Senso-ji temple precincts in Asakusa on National Culture Day. The festival recreates Japan's history and culture in the form of a parade.

The parade lasted about 2 hours starting at 1:30pm and commencing at around 3:30 pm.

In the beginning of the parade some people carried around a dragon attached to a stick and made a point to scare every child with it that was standing along the street. Little girls started crying and boys held on tight to their mothers.

The police officers and helpers of the parade were stringent in keeping people from crossing the line. I couldn't help breaking out of the bounds a few times to get some better angles.

Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of the Ages is annually celebrated in Tokyo around the Senso-ji temple precincts in Asakusa on National Culture Day. The festival recreates Japan's history and culture in the form of a parade.

The parade lasted about 2 hours starting at 1:30pm and commencing at around 3:30 pm.

In the beginning of the parade some people carried around a dragon attached to a stick and made a point to scare every child with it that was standing along the street. Little girls started crying and boys held on tight to their mothers.

The police officers and helpers of the parade were stringent in keeping people from crossing the line. I couldn't help breaking out of the bounds a few times to get some better angles.

Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of the Ages is annually celebrated in Tokyo around the Senso-ji temple precincts in Asakusa on National Culture Day. The festival recreates Japan's history and culture in the form of a parade.

The parade lasted about 2 hours starting at 1:30pm and commencing at around 3:30 pm.

In the beginning of the parade some people carried around a dragon attached to a stick and made a point to scare every child with it that was standing along the street. Little girls started crying and boys held on tight to their mothers.

The police officers and helpers of the parade were stringent in keeping people from crossing the line. I couldn't help breaking out of the bounds a few times to get some better angles.

Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of the Ages is annually celebrated in Tokyo around the Senso-ji temple precincts in Asakusa on National Culture Day. The festival recreates Japan's history and culture in the form of a parade.

The parade lasted about 2 hours starting at 1:30pm and commencing at around 3:30 pm.

In the beginning of the parade some people carried around a dragon attached to a stick and made a point to scare every child with it that was standing along the street. Little girls started crying and boys held on tight to their mothers.

The police officers and helpers of the parade were stringent in keeping people from crossing the line. I couldn't help breaking out of the bounds a few times to get some better angles.

Jidai Matsuri, the Festival of the Ages is annually celebrated in Tokyo around the Senso-ji temple precincts in Asakusa on National Culture Day. The festival recreates Japan's history and culture in the form of a parade.

The parade lasted about 2 hours starting at 1:30pm and commencing at around 3:30 pm.

In the beginning of the parade some people carried around a dragon attached to a stick and made a point to scare every child with it that was standing along the street. Little girls started crying and boys held on tight to their mothers.

The police officers and helpers of the parade were stringent in keeping people from crossing the line. I couldn't help breaking out of the bounds a few times to get some better angles.