Japan Asakusa

Asakusa - Japan's famous temple town. While you breathe the air of Asakusa, stand in front of the old gate, walk through shops ("Nakamise,") and you feel this harmony of
ancient and present Japan. The energy from people and the town rise up high while Japanese tradition and culture, present and past co-exist together. Asakusa is one of the landmarks of Tokyo, Japan, and Asakusa became a place that tourists cannot miss.
Asakusa has many shrines to visit and each shrine gives you a fresh mind and "Zen" spirit. The most remarkable temple is Senso-ji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, Japan.
Having been bombed and mostly destroyed during World War II, then rebuilt, it became a symbol of rebirth and peace to the Japanese people. A tree in its courtyard, that was hit by a bomb in the air raids, regrew in the husk of the old tree and is a similar symbol to the temple itself.

Senso-ji is the center of Tokyo's largest and most popular Shinto festival, "Sanja Matsuri", which takes place in late spring.

When approaching Senso-ji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple), located in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, visitors mainly go through Kaminari Mon, Nakamise, and Hazomon. The first thing that catches your eye is a famous gate with a large red lantern - Kaminari Mon. "Kaminari" means thunder and "Mon" means gate. This has become one of the traditional sights of Tokyo.

There is a legend about this temple, the legend says that two fishermen built a statue of the God Kannon (Guan Yin), the head of the temple declared this a sacred statue and he transformed his house into a small temple, turning the place into a place of worship