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sennin-musha-gyôretsu 千人武者行列
procession of a thousand warriors


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Sennin-musha-gyôretsu, the "procession of a thousand warriors", is a huge parade of people dressed in the military garb of the Edo period. It takes place in the Tôshô-gû of Nikkô and re-enacts the procession which bore the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu from Sumpu (today Shizuoka) to their new resting place at Nikkô.

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procession's start - Nikkô
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procession's start - Nikkô  (2)
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procession's start - Nikkô
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procession's start - Nikkô  (2)
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procession's start - Nikkô  (3)
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procession's start - Nikkô  (4)
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procession's start - Nikkô  (5)
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drum bearers - Nikkô
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horse man - Nikkô
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warriors on foot - Nikkô
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horse man - Nikkô  (2)
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warriors on foot - Nikkô  (2)
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warriors on foot - Nikkô  (3)
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shishi-odori = "lion dancez" - Nikkô
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Sarutahiko-no-mikoto = tengu - Nikkô
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Sarutahiko-no-mikoto = tengu - Nikkô  (2)
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group wearing masks - Nikkô
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kannushi = shintô priest - Nikkô
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group with yellow outfit - Nikkô
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group carrying falcons - Nikkô
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group carrying falcons - Nikkô  (2)
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procession at Omote-mon - Nikkô
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procession reaching the Omote-mon gate- Nikkô  (2)
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shintô priest - Nikkô  (2)
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samurai - Nikkô
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yoroi-musha = warriors in armor - Nikkô  (2)
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warriors - Nikkô  (3)
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group wearing masks - Nikkô  (2)
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kakemen = group wearing "masks of supernatural creatures"
(fox, ôkame, red + blue devils etc.) - Nikkô  (3)
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group wearing masks - Nikkô  (4)
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drum bearers - Nikkô  (2)
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drum bearers - Nikkô  (3)
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drum bearers - Nikkô  (4)
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procession - Nikkô
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shintô priest - Nikkô  (3)
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warrior with fan / national flag - Nikkô
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young nobleman - Nikkô
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young nobleman  - Nikkô  (2)
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shintô priest - Nikkô  (4)
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musicians - Nikkô
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musicians - Nikkô  (2)
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musicians - Nikkô  (3)
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group carrying falcons - Nikkô  (3)
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group carrying falcons - Nikkô  (4)
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makura-gi = platform for mikoshi - Nikkô
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carrying the makura-gi - Nikkô  (2)
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carrying the makura-gi - Nikkô  (3)
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carrying the makura-gi - Nikkô  (4)
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mikoshi = "portable shrine" - Nikkô
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (2)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (3)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (4)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (5)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (6)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (7)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (8)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (9)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (10)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (11)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (12)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (13)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (14)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (15)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (16)
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mikoshi - Nikkô  (17)
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shintô priest - Nikkô  (5)
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shintô priest - Nikkô  (6)
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shintô priest / umbrella - Nikkô  (7)
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festival requisites - Nikkô
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festival requisites - Nikkô  (2)
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festival requisites - Nikkô  (3)
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festival requisites - Nikkô  (4)
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festival requisites - Nikkô  (5)
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festival requisites - Nikkô  (6)
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festival requisites - Nikkô  (7)
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festival requisites - Nikkô  (8)
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festival visitors - Nikkô
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festival visitors - Nikkô  (2)
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