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📍 Sensō-ji

Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo. It enshrines “Sho Kannon,” and a famous landmark, the “Kaminarimon” red lantern hangs in front of the temple, which is very impressive. The entire building stands in the middle of the city and has an extraordinary atmosphere. Experience traditional Japanese culture here, from shopping streets to visiting the bookstore!

💡 Location: 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0032 (Click Here for Google Map)
💡 Opening hours: 24 hours
💡 Website: http://www.senso-ji.jp

Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo. It enshrines “Sho Kannon,” and you can see the impressive “Kaminarimon” red lantern (one of Tokyo's famous landmarks) just a minute's walk from Asakusa Station. There are also two statues of the god Wind and Thunder on both sides of the gate. The entire building stands in the middle of the city, which is very impressive.

After passing through Kaminarimon, you will arrive at Nakamise-dori, a shopping street connected to Sensoji Temple. It includes everything from cooked food, masks, chopsticks, amulets, etc., making it the best place to buy souvenirs.

The Hozomon Gate in front of Sensoji Temple has two statues of Niou on both sides to protect the statue of Kannon inside. When we arrived, we saw a group of people wearing traditional Japanese kimonos taking a group photo in front of the gate, adding to the atmosphere of the temple.

Many visitors and believers line up in front of the temple to visit Guanyin. Visitors need to clean their hands and rinse their mouths first, which means cleansing the body and mind, and then they can close their hands and pray sincerely in front of the Guanyin statue.

After praying, you can also pick up wooden tags No. 1-100 from the box, and then get a note with the fortune written on it from the wooden box of the same number. If the East and West written in the guobu text are unlucky, you can hang it on a branch next to it and leave it here.

Before leaving, you can buy amulets (amulets to pray for protection, including traffic safety, wealth, safe production, good fortune, studies, health, etc.) at the small store in front of the temple. They are also very unique and express your feelings as a small gift for yourself or as a souvenir. As one of the must-see spots on your Tokyo trip, why not stay here for an hour or two!

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