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 ...
According to UNESCO's website, the monuments, which include Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, "provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the eighth century, a period of ...
In the wooden Japanese Buddhist temples, situated in the Asakusa area of Tokyo, Japan, resides a deity that connects the two ...
actual visits to Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple in Japan with more than 400 years of history has found a way to attract ...