Tokyo - Asakusa 浅草

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	TokyoNov08 031.jpg	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
TokyoNov08 063.jpg	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	TokyoNov08 059.jpg	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	TokyoNov08 094.jpg	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
TokyoNov08 141.jpg	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
TokyoNov08 151.jpg	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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