Senso-ji - Tokyo, Japan
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Senso-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.
Waymark Code: WMZ8R4
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Date Posted: 09/30/2018
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Senso-ji is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism, it became independent after World War II. Adjacent to the temple is a five-story pagoda, Shinto shrine, the Asakusa Shrine, as well as many shops with traditional goods in the Nakamise-dori.
The Sensoji Kannon temple is dedicated to Kannon Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva of compassion, and is the most widely visited spiritual site in the world with over 30 million visitors annually.
It ranks among the top 10 temples in Japan for the number of visitors in the new year.
The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.
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