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Must See
Yogodo Hall
houses eight
Awashima-do Hall Buddha statues. The main hall, which
is decorated with
Five-Story paintings, houses
Pagoda the original Kannon
image in a gold- Asakusa Jinja,
plated shrine. built in 1649,
is dedicated to
the fisher men
who found the
Kannon statue.

Niten-mon gate was
built in 1618.
Incense burner

Hozo-mon Gate
The bell in the
Benten-yama Shoro
belfry used to ring on
the hour in Edo.

Senso-ji’s vast complex,
Nakamise-dori is a
treasure trove of reached by the long
traditional wares. Nakamise-dori

INSIDER TIP
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Senso-ji sits at the heart
of Asakusa, where the
atmosphere of postwar
Tokyo survives. After
visiting the temple,
explore the backstreets
of this rough and tumble
neighborhood, heading
for one of its streetside
eateries, where crates
serve as tables.
Looking down Nakamise-dori
towards the Hozo-mon Gate
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