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Asakusa Sensoji Kannon Buddhist Temple in Tokyo, Japan

Monday, June 15, 2015 1:24

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Asakusa Sensoji Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It was built on the site in 645 AD which is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon or also known as Guan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy.

According to the legend, two fishermen were fishing along Sumida River and found a statue of Bodhisattva Kannon floating on the river. When the village headman of Asakusa heard about this, he immediately realized that the object was an important Buddhist deity Bodhisattva Kannon statue thus, he took the vow to remake his home into a temple and spent the rest of his life in devotion to Bodhisattva Kannon.

The Kaminarimon Gate or the Thunder Gate, is the main entrance of the outer gate of Asakusa Sensoji Temple. There is a huge red paper lantern with a black Chinese character hanging in the middle of The Kaminarimon Gate (or the Thunder Gate). As when a visitor walks through the Kaminarimon Gate (or The Thunder Gate), you will find the shopping street of Nakamise-dori which is lined up with rows of small vendors selling snacks and Japanese souvenirs.

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