Kaminarimon(or Gate of Thunder) is the symbol of Tokyo and it leads to the temple of Sensoji.At the entrance of the temple, there are shops selling charms for difference purposes-safe journey, good health, getting rich, meeting the right girl/guy etc. There is also a place where you will find ... Read review
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Kaminarimon(or Gate of Thunder) is the symbol of Tokyo and it leads to the temple of Sensoji.At the entrance of the temple, there are shops selling charms for difference purposes-safe journey, good health, getting rich, meeting the right girl/guy etc. There is also a place where you will find buckets of numbered sticks(with each representing a fortune) where you can shuffle a bucket and the stick which drops out represents your fortune, a traditional ... ...regular fortune-still need to be patient but my time will come and I will get what I want-let's see if that's true!
After visiting the temple, you can do some shopping in Nakamisedori, the shopping street right in front of the Sensoji. Many shops selling souvenirs, especially those selling kimono bath robe. ...
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Advantages: Free! Great to browse the stalls and absorb the atmosphere Disadvantages: Crowded at times otherwise none
Senso-ji Temple (also known as the Asakusa Kannon Temple) is found in the Asakusa quarter of Tokyo, which is renowned for being "Old Japan". It originated in the 7th century and although damaged by earthquakes and fires it has always been rebuilt look like the original.
I stayed nearby in the Sakura Hostel, which incidentally was an excellent, economical, exceptionally clean place to stay with friendly English speaking staff and which was approximately ... ...way to approach the Senso-ji Temple is through the Kaminarimon Gate, a huge colourful entrance where you can pick up a rickshaw ride around the city - or pass through the gate onto the Nakamise-dori, a busy shopping street filled with stalls and small shops all toting their traditional foods and souvenirs. This is a pedestrian only street so you don't have to dodge traffic, only people!
Souvenirs range from cheap baskets of trinkets which would ...
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