The annual event, the 53rd to date, takes place at Yasakajinja shrine in the city’s Higashiyama Ward because it venerates the deity Susanoo no Mikoto, who composed the first waka poem of 31 ...
The event takes place at Yasakajinja shrine because it enshrines Susanoo no Mikoto, who wrote the first waka poem, according to Japanese mythology. The novel coronavirus pandemic forced the ...