Senso-ji Temple Five Story Pagoda - Tokyo, Japan
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N 35° 42.845 E 139° 47.777
54S E 391118 N 3952904
The Five Story Pagoda is one of the buildings of Senso-ji Temple along with the main hall and the Kaminari-mon Gate.
Waymark Code: WM178XG
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Date Posted: 01/04/2023
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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.
Today’s Five Story Pagoda was reconstructed in 1973 after the pagoda built in 1648 by Tokugawa Iemitsu was destroyed in firebombing of March 1945. The 1648 Five Storied Pagoda had been declared a National Treasure in 1911. The original Sensoji Temple Five Story Pagoda was constructed at the same time as the main hall by the military commander Taira no Kinmasa in 942AD.
Today’s pagoda includes an additional room for the storage of mortuary tablets, while the relics, which are said to include some of Buddha’s ashes, are kept on the top level.
Note that only those visiting for funeral services and their families can enter the pagoda.
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