Japan Travel Tokyo - Sensoji - Asakusa Kannon Temple 金龍山浅草寺

Japan Travel Tokyo -  Sensoji - Asakusa Kannon Temple 金龍山浅草寺 (2016 0417)

Address: 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taitō-ku, Tokyo

Geographic coordinates 35.714722°N 139.79675°E

Open: Main hall: 6:00 to 17:00 (from 6:30 from October to March)/Temple grounds: Always opens

 

Getting There:

From Tokyo Station

Take the JR Yamanote Line to Kanda Station (2 minutes) and transfer to the Ginza Subway Line for Asakusa (10 minutes).

From Shinjuku Station

Take the orange JR Chuo Line to Kanda Station (10 minutes) and transfer to the Ginza Subway Line for Asakusa (10 minutes).

 

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. Consequently, Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.