Asakusa
Asakusa is a district of Taito-ku, Tokyo known for being one of the few districts in Tokyo that Japan still maintain some of the old and especially its Sensou-ji Buddhist temple.
The most famous temple is the Asakusa Sensou-ji, as it is one of the oldest churches who meet in Tokyo. The temple dates from the year 645, but was bombed in World War II (1945), leaving much of the destroyed. The temple can be seen now is the reconstruction of this in 1958.
The front door leading to Sensou-ji is the famous gate called Kaminarimon (gate beam), which was also destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1960. This door is guarded by the god of the wind on the left and the god of lightning on the right.
Just across the great door, you enter directly to the Nakamise shopping street, which is about 250 yards from the gate to the temple Kaminarimon Sensou-ji. The street is a street in a straight line which is composed of over 50 shops on both sides, in which items can be purchased in addition to traditional gifts of sweets and traditional food.
In front of the temple, you can see some great quemaderos the rising incense smoke enough. They say if you rub the smoke by the parties that hurt you, you will be healed and purified.
Once up the stairs of the temple, as a form of respect, there are two claps and bows his head slightly. This also often accompanied by throwing a few coins in wooden box in front of the stairs.
Right next to Sensou-ji temple is the Asakusa Shinto, which is quite small but it was destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, so it is valuable for its antiquity.
In front of the door can also be found Kaminarimon Jinrikishika (vehicles driven by men), which are a kind of car for two people which is pushed by a man who will guide tourism in the area for 30 minutes at a price of 8000 yen.
For much of the twentieth century, Asakusa was the largest entertainment center in Tokyo.
Asakusa is located northwest of Tokyo, with very easy from the station "Asakusa" on metro line "Ginza." Asakusa is also very close to Ueno and Sumida River .
Kaminarimon.
Nakamise.
Quemaderos of incense.
Sensou-ji.
Shinto Temple in Asakusa.
Information translated and adapted from Wikipedia and tokyoessentials .
