The three portable shrines passed through the torii gate one after another, and were carried out into the streets of Asakusa district ... from in front of the Kaminarimon gate.

Asakusa, an area of Tokyo with a long history, is still brimming with tradition. It's a popular tourist spot with Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple, Sensoji, drawing over 30 million visitors a year.

Canadian-born Barry Joshua Grisdale selected Asakusa’s famed Sensoji temple ... 10-centimeter gap under the massive red lantern at the Kaminarimon gate, the main gateway to the temple.