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Incense Burning

Senso-ji Temple in background
Senso-ji Temple (Asakusa Kannon) - Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

November 28th 2008
Senso-ji Temple (Asakusa Kannon) - Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan After exploring Ameyoko Market, I walked about a block to Senso-ji Temple (金龍山浅草寺, Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji). It is one of Tokyo's oldest and most revered Buddhist Temples. Leading up to Senso-ji Temple is a lively pedestrian street, Nakamise-do­ri, where worshippers can buy offerings for the shrine and tourists can find all kin ... read more
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Japanese Flag In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more
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