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Shrines and Temples: KAMINARI-MON, Senso-ji
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  • Updated By stonefree on April 21, 2004
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    KAMINARIMON (The Thunder Gate) is the main entrance of Senso-ji / Asakusa Kannon. With passing through this gate, you will walk along the approach with suvenir shops along it to the main temple.

    The kanji on the red lamp is written KAMINARIMON (Thunder Gate) in Japanese.
    Above the red lamp, on the board is written KONRYUSAN (Golden Dragon Mountain).
    A mountain when in a temple means the head quater.

    There is a silly story. As you can see on the pic, the lamp is a little bit folded on the bottom of it. The lamp on the pic is renewed some last year. The investor was the local merchants society. They planned and ordered the new lamp bigger than it used to be as making a wish for the more prosperity of the town. But... when they changed the lamp to the new one... hanged it... they found that the lamp was too big so people can reach and hit on their head with the bottom of it when they pass under the gate. Too poor...

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    Shrines and Temples: Zojo-ji
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  • Updated By stonefree on April 20, 2004
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    Ok, Zojo-ji is not too famous among travellers, but, see the pic, this may be what you visitors expect for Tokyo, right? Temple and the symbolic tower with the adorable cherry blossoms...

    Come in the middle of April. You may view the SAKURA at its peak. Nowhere else in Japan has such a complete / complex view. It's perfect.

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    Shrines and Temples: Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
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  • Updated By vigi on August 16, 2003
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    wishing board @ Jinja Shrine
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    Despite the fact that Yasukuni-jinja Shrine was built for memorial of those died for Meiji imperial restoration and later tose died in war, locals worship these spirits as "god" and posted up lotsa Wishing Boards. This is wishing World Peace however giving a support to the shrine's name which means "country at peace".

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    Shrines and Temples: Dedicated to my VTFriend Annk
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  • Updated By manuelEB on June 24, 2003
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    Annk choose this picture because it reflects the contrast of the old and traditional and the modern. It is a view form the main building of the complex denominated Kozoji. The buildings are the back are not the highest in Tokyo but the constrast is there...And Tokyo, and Japan is that:
    contrast.

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    Shrines and Temples: dedicated to my VT Friend beatle74
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  • Updated By manuelEB on June 24, 2003
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    Kozoji Main gate
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    Aslyhan (with an accent in y) live is Istanbul, a visit that I dream with visiting, the melting pot of "all" cultures in the days of Suleyman. The main gate of a budhist temple is perhaps for her something different. Kozoji has this magnificent tall main gate, seen from inside, but it also has this beautiful pine in front of it.

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    Shrines and Temples: SENSOJI TEMPLE A good example...
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  • By SirRichard on August 25, 2002
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  • Shrines and Temples - Tokyo
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    SENSOJI TEMPLE
    A good example of shrine not far from the centre, in Asakusa. At the Outer Tori (Gateway) is a long market (selling the usual tourist stuff and a few more interesting articles) along the path leading to the inner tori. Besides the main temple, there are many smaller ones, as well as gardens and other things.
    Get There: Take the Toei Asakusa or the Ginza subway line to Asakusa station.

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    Shrines and Temples: Meiji Jingu
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  • Updated By stonefree on April 6, 2007
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    Meiji Jingu
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    I pay a visit this shrine once a year with my wife since I got married.
    It has a huge precinct with woods and the long approach to the main shrine. You will forget you are in the center of Tokyo in the walk through the approach.

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    Shrines and Temples: Yasukuni-jinja Shrine
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  • Updated By vigi on August 16, 2003
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    Yasukuni-jinja Shrine @ Tokyo
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    Japan's most controversial shrine. Class-A war criminals of World War II are enshrined here. Despite of objections from other countries, Japanese politicians still make a habit to visit the Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat.

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    Shrines and Temples: Dedicated to my VTFriend kedi+
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  • Updated By manuelEB on June 24, 2003
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  • Kozoji - Tokyo
    Kozoji
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    And here is another beautiful contrast between tradition and modernity. A big budhist bell is under the traditional roof. Thousand of clerks were under the new building roof. It should be for them that the bell tolls...

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    Shrines and Temples: Shrine
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  • Updated By vigi on August 16, 2003
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    shrine @ Kitanomaru-koen
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    At the north gate of the Kitanomaru-koen Park is stairs walking to to an old shrine. Very nice traditional Japanese settings.

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