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	Sensoji (Asakusa Kannon Temple)
		Sensoji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, the center of the shitamachi (lit.
		The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them.
		Sensoji Temple is a few steps from Asakusa Station, served by the Ginza Subway Line, Asakusa Subway Line and Tobu Railways.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e3001.html (431 words)

	SENSOJI TEMPLE
		Sensoji Temple (金龍山浅草寺;, Kinryū-zan Sensōji) is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō Ward, Tokyo.
		Sensoji Temple is sometimes referred to as Asakusa Temple.
		Dominating the entrance to the temple is the kaminari-mon or "Thunder Gate".
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /tokyo/sensoji_temple.htm (327 words)

	Sensoji Temple \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Tokyo \| Frommers.com
		That was when, according to popular lore, two brothers fishing in the nearby Sumida River netted the catch of their lives -- a tiny golden statue of Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy and happiness who is empowered with the ability to release humans from all suffering.
		Sensoji Temple (also popularly known as Asakusa Kannon) was erected in her honor, and although the statue is housed here, it's never shown to the public.
		Still, through the centuries, worshippers have flocked here seeking favors of Kannon; and when Sensoji Temple burned down during a 1945 bombing raid, the present structure was rebuilt with donations by the Japanese people.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/tokyo/A23451.html (266 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Sensoji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sensoji Temple lit up as symbol of downtown Tokyo+
		The annual Sanja Festival at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple
		Japanese and visitors gather at Tokyo's Sensoji Shrine, in Japan, the city's oldest temple, dating to the 7th Century.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Sensoji (160 words)

	asakusa-e.com/Watch
		The Sensoji Temple brought a prosperity to Asakusa as a center of the town,and prompted the development of Asakusa.
		The name of the mountain where th Sensoji Temple stands "Kinryuzan" was written on this gate and the gigantic lantern hanging on it is the symbol of downtown Asakusa.
		This is the place which is the former territory of the Sensoji Temple and was used as the rice field and the area for preventing against fire.In the 16th year of Meiji(1883) it was fulled up and developed as the place for entertainments.
	www.asakusa-e.com /ken/ken_e.htm (3693 words)

	Tokyo by Area -Asakusa-
		The traditional focus is Sensoji Temple, reached by walking the length of a colorful street of festive stalls called Nakamise.
		Also known as Asakusa Kannon, Sensoji is the oldest and most impressive temple in Tokyo.
		The main hall was originally built in 645 to house a tiny golden statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, that had been caught by two brothers fishing in the Sumida River.
	www.tcvb.or.jp /en/infomation/2area/02asakusa.html (426 words)

	Tokyo - Asakusa
		People from all over Japan travel to Sensoji to worship throughout the year and it is believed that a prayer on the 9th or 10th of July is equivalent to 46,000 days of prayer.
		The bamboo poles are supposed to be thrown in a river to dispose of, soon after the day is over although it is usually not possible for those who live in the city.
		Visitors to Sensoji stood in front of the temple asking for good blessing even when the doors to the temple is closed but the activities outside the temple proceed into the late night.
	www.geocities.com /danielyh/japan/asakusa.htm (551 words)

	Sensoji Temple - Tokyo, Japan
		Sensoji (Kinryū-zan Sensōji; also known as Asakusa Temple) is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, a central part of downtown/old town Tokyo.
		Sensoji is Tokyo's oldest, and one of its most significant, temples.
		Adjacent to the temple is a Shintō shrine, the Asakusa Jinja.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /japan/tokyo-sensoji.htm (476 words)

	*Area > Asakusa- Tokyo, Japan - VirtualTourist.com
		Sensoji Temple is 1400 years old and one of the more interesting temples.
		The Sensoji is also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple (named so for the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy) and is a must-see when in Tokyo.
		Sensoji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a temple located in Asakusa, a central part of the ***amachi.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Tokyo_to/Tokyo-969164/Things_To_Do-Tokyo-Area_Asakusa-BR-1.html (1342 words)

	Japanese Architecture: Sensoji Temple, Tokyo
		Click on the above images for larger views.
		Sensoji temple, located in the Asukasa district of Tokyo, was founded in the 7th century by three fishermen who found a small image of the Boddhisatva Kannon in their nets.
		The approach to the temple begins at the Kaminarimon "Thunder Gate" and runs 140 meters northward along Nakamise-dori arcade, a crowded lane lined with shops.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /tokyo/SENSOJI.htm (130 words)

	A walking tour of Asakusa - 24-Hour Layover: Tokyo - MSNBC.com
		Founded in the 7th century and therefore already well established long before Tokugawa settled in Edo, Sensoji Temple is dedicated to Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, and is therefore popularly called the Asakusa Kannon Temple.
		West of Sensoji Temple is a gardenlike area of lesser shrines and memorials, flowering bushes, and a stream of carp.
		Most of the area west of Sensoji Temple (the area to the left if you stand facing the front of the temple) is a small but interesting part of Asakusa popular among Tokyo's older working class.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/13210941/page/3 (626 words)

	Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Kannon Temple, 645 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The ryokan is just minutes from, Nakamise Street, the pedestrian street leading to the Sensoji Temple.
		Sensoji is the oldest and most impressive temple in Tokyo.
		It was built because of the 628 legend of two brothers who fished a Kannon, goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River.
	www.shareatlanta.org /japan/AsakusaandAkihabara/photos/photo1.html (71 words)

	Harvard University Press: Prayer and Play in Late Tokugawa Japan : Asakusa Sensoji and Edo Society by Nam-lin Hur
		The unique amalgam of prayer and play at the Sensoji temple in Edo is often cited as proof of the "degenerate Buddhism" of the Tokugawa period.
		This investigation of the economy and cultural politics of Sensoji, however, shows that its culture of prayer and play reflected changes taking place in Tokugawa Japan, particularly in the city of Edo.
		Play was an integral part of the business of religion at Sensoji, and the temple supplied both in equal measure to often rootless Edoites.
	www.hup.harvard.edu /catalog/HURPRA.html (171 words)

	Travel Japan :: Sensoji, Tokyo's Oldest Buddhist Temple Heralds Buddha's Birthday on April 8
		Beyond lay an extensive courtyard and Sensoji's impressive main hall or Hondo, which featured a swooping tiled roof, burnished wooden walls, ornate brass work and red lacquered trim.
		Sensoji was built and dedicated in her honour.
		The Hondo Sensoji's main hall, built to honour the Buddhist goddess of mercy.
	www.travel-wise.com /asia/japan/toyko/hondo-sensoji-toykojapan.htm (850 words)

	Haiku Stones in Asakusa
		The largest cluster of poem stones, steles and quaint sculptures in Tokyo can be found in the grounds of Sensoji Temple (plus the neighboring shrine) in Asakusa.
		But there still is a Kabuki theatre in Asakusa, especially popular for the plays given here in January, when young and upcoming actors take the stage.
		The present poem was written in 1939, when he visited Sensoji together with his wife Chiyo, who had also been born in Asakusa.
	www.xs4all.nl /~daikoku/haiku/meguri/kuhi-19.htm (658 words)

	Sensoji: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
		Just as with my photos of the Petronas Towers, I noticed that my photos of Tokyo’s Sensoji temple were not representative of a few visits I had made...
		On Sunday I went and checked out Asakusa, which is a really touristy area somewhere in Tokyo's north.
		sensoji per day for the last 30 days.
	technorati.com /tag/sensoji (178 words)

	Imperial palace
		The crowds are drawn by Sensoji Temple, the Five Storied Pagoda and the traditional Nakamise shopping arcade.
		But for visitors between the sixteen and eighteen hundreds, the attraction was somewhat different - Asakusa contained the notorious "Yoshiwara", the city's licensed pleasure quarter.
		If the paper says you have bad luck, by then tying it to the branch of a tree or the special rack provided, it will apparently blow away.
	www.v-lo.krakow.pl /~katia/asakusa.htm (633 words)

	Westways Magazine - Archived Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		By A.D. 635, the Sensoji Temple had been built to honor Kannon, and eventually a small town sprang up around it.
		The Sensoji Temple remains a destination for both tourists and worshippers.
		Asakusa Mikawaya Honten is not far from Sensoji Temple.
	www.aaa-calif.com /westways/0700/asakusa-1.asp (1896 words)

	Asakusa; Big Temples and Rain
		I've been there a couple of times, to see the temple there, which is really huge.
		Sensoji Temple, also called Asakusa-Kannon, is a gigantic temple housing a statue of Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, which was found in the sea some distance away and made people sick until it was brought here, where it now heals people.
		A lot of people come to the incense burner at the center of the temple entry to wash the smoke over themselves and pray for health.
	coming_the_k8.tripod.com /phototours/sensoji.html (551 words)

	Tuesday : Downtown Sensoji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Asakusa Kannon Temple, Sensoji, is where CNN broadcasts when they want to look like they are in Japan.
		The big red lantern at the entrance is often on TV and in photos.
		The new sound of Tokyo is not a bell but an electronic beep.
	hometown.aol.com /mawgieh/page5.html (375 words)

	Temples to Visit in Tokyo, Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The elaborate gates show that you are entering temple grounds.
		Visitors approach Sensoji through the Kaminarimon, or Thunder Gate, one of the most popular sights of traditional Tokyo.
		Built for the goddess of mercy, Kannon, Sensoji (this oldest temple in Tokyo) was completed in 645.
	www.tokyojapantraveler.com /tokyo-temples.shtml (278 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Inside Sensoji Temple, this woman waves her hand through the smoke of the ‘healing’ incense to cover her body.
		Five story red and gold pagoda is a part of the Sensoji Temple in Tokyo.
		Yoshinoya serves all you can drink piping-hot green tea, which they offered as soon as we sat down at the counter big enough for only 10 people.
	www.millenniumadventure.com /content/stories/story_19990619.html (265 words)

	Sensoji Temple - Japan Landmark
		Asakusa is the part of Tokyo famous for the Sensoji temple.
		Many tourists, both Japanese and from abroad, visit the Sensoji temple every year.
		The area still has many traditional shops and eating places and the road leading to the temple itself is lined with small shops selling touristy things like small gifts and traditional sweets.
	www.japan-101.com /travel/travel_asakusa_sensoji.htm (335 words)

	Kongetsu » Blog Archive » Sensoji Temple
		After brunch, I decided to go to Sensoji Temple (Asakusa Kannon Temple).
		Once you past the gate, you basically will see rows of traditional shops lining up from the start of the gate to the front of the temple.
		Honestly, I can almost guarantee that Sensoji Temple was featured in an early episode of Samurai Champloo — I can’t believe you’re actually seeing it, so to speak, in the real!
	www.kongetsu.com /2005/04/11/sensoji-temple (871 words)

	Clipper Odyssey - Islands of Japan - May 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Sumida River, once something of an "urban sewer" running through an endless landscape of rusty factory buildings and waterfront docks, has been rehabilitated to something of its former glory as the traditional city's major thoroughfare.
		Now overlooked by luxury condominiums, spanned by gracefully arched bridges and lined with parks and walkways, the river draws an increasing number of waterborne visitors as well traveling from the foot of the Rainbow Bridge all the way to Asakasa (where one disembarks to visit Sensoji, another of Tokyo's "must see" attractions).
		From the time of its founding early in the history of Edo (the modern Tokyo), Sensoji has played a major role in the spiritual (and commercial) life of the city.
	academic.csuohio.edu /makelaa/odyssey/sumida.html (230 words)

	Asakusa :: Tokyo Essentials :: Tokyo Tourist Guide
		As you get nearer the temple look out for the large incense burners.
		Sensoji Temple dates back to 645, but with the original destroyed in the air raids of March 10 1945, today's building is a 1958 reconstruction.
		As the restaurant wholesale area of the city, here you can buy anything from paper lanterns to plastic plates of sushi.
	www.tokyoessentials.com /asakusa.html (829 words)

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