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Noun
1. Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)
Wikipedia definition
2. Sanja Matsuri, or Sanja Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo, along with the Kanda Matsuri and Sannō Matsuri. It is considered one of the wildest and largest. The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari and Hajino Nakatomo, the three men who established and founded Sensō-ji. Sanja Matsuri is held on the third weekend of every May at Asakusa Shrine.
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三社祭り 【さんじゃまつり】

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