Mikoshi is a large portable shrine used in traditional Japanese festivals; but the folks at Akihabara, Japanese otaku centre, had different ideas.

Instead of the traditional setup, the folks created a mikoshi in late April decorated with a PC, anime figurines, manga, video games and misc gadgets.

A mini-festival was then held with female cosplayers (mostly) parading the mikoshi to “drive away the economic downturn and unpleasant incidents.”

Video from Asahi [Jp] below, pics available on Mainichi


2 Responses to “Akiba mikoshi – Japanese otaku shrine”

  1. #1. cole on May 7th, 2009

    the girl on the left at the end was kinda cute. Also, the girl in the pink,,,,oh sorry, the video was about whay? oh yeah, some kind of shrine. lol. :)

    Can’t help it. cute girls always distract me.

  2. #2. kyon on May 7th, 2009

    no miku cosplay.. failed =P


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