The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

Asakusa is home to the Sensoji Temple and Nakamise Shopping Street. In Shibuya I show the Hachiko statue, the famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing including a view from one of the world's busiest ...

Asakusa has been a popular ... This gate is guarded by Niō statues, representing guardians of the Buddha. The west side of the temple grounds has a five-story pagoda, giving of a powerful aura ...

representation of the half-lit interior of Sensō -ji (Asakusa Kannon Temple), a Tokyo landmark. Where Kasamatsu's work had focused on the great lantern so celebrated in Hiroshige's famous view of the ...