Video. Tokyo festival turns streets into a giant water fight
- Updated: 17/08/2026 - 18:40 GMT+2 Crowds drench mikoshi bearers with buckets, hoses and water pistols during Tokyo's triennial Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri on 16 August 2026.
- Buckets, hoses and water pistols soak participants carrying portable shrines through eastern Tokyo during the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri on Sunday, 16 August.
- The footage shows crowds drenching the bearers while firefighters spray them with hoses.
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- Updated: 17/08/2026 - 18:40 GMT+2 Crowds drench mikoshi bearers with buckets, hoses and water pistols during Tokyo's triennial Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri on 16 August 2026.
- Buckets, hoses and water pistols soak participants carrying portable shrines through eastern Tokyo during the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri on Sunday, 16 August.
- The footage shows crowds drenching the bearers while firefighters spray them with hoses.
Sources: Euronews