TOKYO -- Many people prayed for prosperous and safe business operations throughout the year at Kanda Myoujin shrine in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 6, the first workday of 2025 for ...

In Mikoshi-Miyairi, a highlight of the festival, mikoshi from different neighborhoods were carried into the Kanda Myojin shrine in Chiyoda Ward and spectators chanted as mikoshi went along.

One of Tokyo's three greatest traditional festivals returns in May. The Kanda Matsuri is customarily held on odd-numbered years and consists of a week-long succession of rituals and parades ...

Company employees, many wearing suits, flocked to Kanda Myojin shrine in central Tokyo to offer traditional prayers for “good business” on Jan. 4, the first working day of the year for many ...