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Senso-Ji Temple

"This is Tokyo's oldest temple and the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) is the symbol of the city. Leading to the temple is a 200m shopping street where you can buy anything from snacks to Hello Kitty dolls, trinkets, and Buddhist scrolls. Close to the Main Hall is the Asakusa Shrine and the 5-story pagoda. Both the temple grounds and the shopping street were extremely busy when we visited.
This was the first Buddhist temple we went to in Japan and I was surprised to see that the worshipers clearly outnumbered the tourists. In spite of being a super modern metropolis, the inhabitants of Tokyo are still clinging to their traditions (more than the western world, anyways). The story behind this temple is an interesting one as well. In the 7th century, two fishermen found the statue of Kannon in the river while fishing. The village headman recognized the deity represented in the statue and decided to transform his own house into a temple."
From travelocafe




Been there! It was amazing, as are all the temples in Japan.
There were two rickshaw dudes in the street near there, and they approached us and said, in broken english, "Today... rickshaw day! So.... LET'S DO IT!!!" we all laughed. It was great. We didn't end up taking a ride, but we thanked them for the offer.