2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)

2024/06/09, Tokyo, the Torigoe Festival is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrines mikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons the biggest in Tokyo. This matsuri also involves smaller shrines from the neighborhood associations, but what everybody wants to see (and if possible, carry) is the huge mikoshi. Crowds become so thick that the police are present at all times. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO)