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. Main Hall
Inside the hall (1958) the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
gold-plated main shrine
houses the orig inal Kannon Practical Information
Map 4 F2. n by station (03) 3842-
image. Worshipers come 5566. Main Hall: Open 6am–5pm
to pay their respects by daily (Oct–Mar: from 6:30am). Main
throwing coins and Grounds: Open 24 hours daily.
lighting candles.
Nakamise-dori: Open 9:30am–7pm
daily. _ Sanja Mat suri (3rd Fri–
Sun in May), Hagoita-Ichi (Racket
Fair, Dec 17–19).
Transport
 Asakusa stn, Ginza & Toei-
Asakusa lines. £ Tobu-Asakusa
stn, Tobu-Isesaki line.

. Main Hall
Several large paintings hang
inside the main hall. The painting
of angels with lotus flowers is
a 20th-century work by
Insho Domoto.
Incense Burner
One of the temple’s
focal points, this
incense burner
(jokoro) is constantly
surrounded by people
wafting the smoke
over them to keep
them healthy.

Nade Botokesan
Buddha
This delicate statue
has been polished
smooth by the
hands of those Hozo-mon Gate
hoping for good Built in 1964 of reinforced concrete, this two-story
luck and help gate has a treasure house upstairs holding a
with ailments. number of 14th-century Chinese sutras.

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