Travelog 12 | Japan Series: Visiting Tokyo's Oldest Temple♥

A popular Buddist temple rich in history

We planned on waking up early to visit the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo located at Asakusa named Senso-ji Temple. We like to get there as early as possible to see how the early sun touches the area. Unfortunately, we woke up kinda late :(

As we have researched, the temple is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. Legend says a statue of the Kannon was found in the Sumida River in 628AD by fishermen. The chief of their village recognized the sanctity of the statue and enshrined it by remodeling its own house into a small house into a small temple in Asakusa so that the villagers could worship Kannon.

We rode Ginza Subway line for Asakusa and walked a few blocks to get there. Upon arriving, we were greeted by a small picturesque gate, Kaminarimon.

Visitors enter through Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate).

The temple grounds were almost absent of people since we were early that time. We walked through the shopping street of over 200 meters called Nakamise. Each roller shutters are decorated with artistic murals.

After passing through the long stretch of Nakamise, you'll see the Hozomon Gate.

The inner of two large entrance gate, the Hozomon Gate.

Behind the Hozomon gate is the temple's main hall.

If you would like to take time to appreciate the architecture, try to visit the place early in the morning to avoid the crowd(we went there aroound 7am).

If you may squeeze your itinerary a tad bit, make sure to visit this oldest popular temple in Tokyo. ♥

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Have you seen our previous travelogs? ♥

Travelog 01 | Neofuturistic Masterpiece at Seoul, South Korea

Travelog 02 | Japan Series: Astonishing Arashiyama ♥

Travelog 04 | Hong Kong Series: A Beacon of Art in an Urban Setting

Travelog 05 | Japan Series: Distinct and Grounded Way of Life

Travelog 06 | India Series: Majestic Amalgamation of Historical Architecture

Travelog 07 | Korea Series: Picturesque Raw Beauty of Nami Island

Travelog 08 | Hong Kong Series: Controversial Architectural Skyscraperd

Travelog 09 | Japan Series: Fun Owl Night Long!♥

Travelog 10 | Taiwan Series: Quaint Antiquity of Shifen♥

Travelog 11 | Korea Series: Vibrant Cultural Village in Korea!♥

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