Tokyo - Asakusa Station 浅草駅 |
Ceramic art, Asakusa Station, Tokyo |
Kaminarimon 雷門 (Thunder Gate) AD942 rebuilt most recently in 1960 |
Giant red paper lantern (chōchin) with the name Kaminarimon (雷門) |
Statue of Fūjin, the Shinto god of wind |
The Buddhist goddess Kinryū, Kaminarimon |
...shooting through the chicken wire with a pocket camera |
Tourist rickshaw driver looking for customers |
Tourist-oriented stalls line the Nakamise shopping street between the outer gate (Kaminarimon) gate and inner gate (Hōz! |
Japanese folding fans 扇子 (sensu) Nakamise-dōri, Asakusa |
Reproduction Japanese swords (¥14,000-16,000) Nakamise-dōri, Asakusa |
Japanese "samurai" swords, Nakamise-dōri, Asakusa |
Models of Samurai armor (¥1280) Nakamise-dōri, Asakusa |
Japanese flag patches including the sun-rayed Naval Ensign, still in use by the Japanese Navy |
Hachimaki - Japanese headband inscribed Tohkon 闘魂 (Fighting Spirit) |
Removing Japanese sweets from the mold after cooking |
Ankotama あんこ玉 (bean ball) in 6 flavors |
Nakamise-dōri, Asakusa |
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Nakamise Shopping Street leading to the inner gate, Hōzōmon Asakusa |
Hōzōmon 宝蔵門 (Treasure House Gate) Asakusa |
Hōzōmon, originally built in AD942, rebuilt in 1964 |
Hōzōmon |
Paper lantern (chōchin) with the name of the town of Funamachi 小舟町 who donated it in 2003 |
Misshaku Kongō (Ungyō) 吽形 on the left, a manifestation of the protector Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi |
Naraen Kongō (Agyō) 阿形 on the right, a manifestation of the protector Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi |
4.5m straw rope sandals 草鞋 (waraji) on the Hōzōmon |
The inner gate, Hōzōmon, and pagoda, Sensō-ji Kannon Temple |
Sensō-ji Kannon Temple 金龍山浅草寺 (Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji) |
Dad at the Sensō-ji Temple, Tokyo-Asakusa |
Roof of Hōzōmon gate |
5-story pagoda of Sensō-ji Temple, Asakusa |
48m pagoda of Sensō-ji Temple, Asakusa |
The original pagoda of Sensō-ji dates was built in AD942, rebuilt in 1973, Asakusa |
Bell erected on a ladder, Sensō-ji Kannon Temple |
5-story pagoda 五重塔, Asakusa |
Pagoda, Sensō-ji Kannon Temple, Tokyo-Asakusa |
Pagoda of the Sensō-ji Kannon Temple |
Stone lantern, Sensō-ji Kannon Temple |
Stone stele, Sensō-ji Kannon Temple |
Side view of the gable of the main hall, Sensō-ji Kannon Temple |
Sensō-ji Temple, founded AD628, dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon (Guan Yin) Goddess of Mercy |
The main hall dedicated to Kannon Bosatsu, Sensō-ji |
Statue above the ablution fountain, Sensō-ji Temple |
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Dragon looking down from the ceiling of the ablution fountain pavilion, Sensō-ji Temple |
Entrance to the main hall of Sensō-ji Temple |
Main hall, Sensō-ji Temple |
Paper lantern (chōchin) hanging over the entrance to the main hall, Sensō-ji Temple |
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Looking from the main hall to the inner gate |
Looking from the main hall of Sensō-ji Temple to Hōzōmon, the Treasure House Gate |
Ceiling of the Sensō-ji Temple main hall |
Silhouette of the Sensō-ji pagoda |
Silhouette of the Sensō-ji pagoda, Tokyo-Asakusa |
Silhouette of the Sensō-ji pagoda |
Silhouette of the Sensō-ji pagoda |
Silhouette of the Treasure House Gate and Sensō-ji pagoda |
Statue of the Bodhisattva Seshi, 1687 |
Statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 1687 |
Statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 1687 |
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Nakamise-dōri as evening falls, Asakusa |
Lighted street sign - Asakusa-chuo-dōri, Tokyo |
Kaminarimon-dōri at night |
Kaminarimon 雷門 (Thunder Gate) Tokyo-Asakusa |
A return visit to Sensō-ji Temple at night, Asakusa |
Kaminarimon 雷門 (Thunder Gate) at night, Asakusa |
Paper lantern (chōchin) of Kaminarimon 雷門 (Thunder Gate) Tokyo-Asakusa |
Statue of Fūjin 風神, the Shinto god of wind |
Statue of Raijin 雷神, the Shinto god of thunder |
The inner Treasure House Gate 宝蔵門 Hōzōmon, illuminated at night |
Treasure House Gate and the pagoda of Sensō-ji, Asakusa |
Treasure House Gate and the pagoda of Sensō-ji, Asakusa |
Five-stories pagoda of Sensō-ji at night |
Five-stories pagoda of Sensō-ji at night |
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The lanterns of inner Treasure House Gate 宝蔵門 Hōzōmon |
Misshaku Kongō (Ungyō) 吽形 on the left, a manifestation of the protector Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi |
Naraen Kongō (Agyō) 阿形 on the right, a manifestation of the protector Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi |
Naraen Kongō (Agyō) 阿形 on the right, a manifestation of the protector Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi |
One of two 1000 kg copper tōrō lanterns, Hōzōmon |
4.5m straw rope sandals 草鞋 (waraji) on the Hōzōmon |
Hōzōmon illuminated at night, Sensō-ji |
Main hall, Sensō-ji 金龍山浅草寺 Kannon Temple, Asakusa |
Main hall, Sensō-ji 金龍山浅草寺 Kannon Temple, Asakusa |
Entrance to the main hall, Sensō-ji Kannon Temple, Asakusa |
Sensō-ji Kannon Temple |
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These two bronze Bodhisattvas were cast in 1687 by Takase Zenbee from Tatebayashi to repay a debt of gratitude |
Statue of the Bodhisattva Seshi, 1687 |
Statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 1687 |
Two bronze Buddhas, Senso-ji Temple |
Treasure House Gate and the pagoda of Sensō-ji, Asakusa |
Pagoda of Sensō-ji illuminated at night |
Japanese Niboshi Soup Noodle restaurant, Asakusa |
Japanese version of Denny's, Tokyo-Asakusa |
Designated outdoor smoking area. Please do not smoke while walking. |
Please mind your manners when smoking |
Asakusa Plaza Hotel - a good location and convenient to the Tokyo Metro |
Asakusa Plaza Hotel room rates |
Dad at the Asakusa Plaza Hotel |
Intersection of Edo-dori and Umamachi-dori at Kaminarimon-dori just above Asakusa metro station |
Intersection in front of Matsuya Department Store, Edo-dori, Tokyo-Asakusa |
Matsuya Department Store, Tokyo-Asakusa |
Tokyo-Asakusa |
Tokyo-Asakusa |
Tokyo-Asakusa |
Asahi Breweries Tokyo Headquarters (1989) across the Sumida-gawa River from Asakusa |
Plastic models of Asahi Beer |
Gate to Asakusa Kannon Temple, 1998 |
Yuichi Miyabe, Tokyo, 1998 |
Asakusa Kannon Temple, 1998 |
Pagoda at the Asakusa Kannon Temple, 1998 |
Asakusa Kannon Temple, 1998 |
Asakusa Kannon Temple, Tokyo, 1998 |
Asakusa Kannon Temple, 1998 |
Asakusa Kannon Temple, Tokyo, 1998 |
Buddhas at Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, 1998 |
Asakusa, 1998 |
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