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Writer's pictureNanami Natsuko Yoshihara

SENSOJI TEMPLE

Updated: May 26


Tokyo Sensoji Asakusa Nakamise Dori
Asakusa_Sensoji_Nakamisedori

It was impossible to go sightseeing in 4 famous places in Tokyo. I completely forgot that Tokyo is huge. We started from Kichijoji, Shin-okubo-Korean town, Harajuku, and Asakusa. When we arrived in Asakusa, the sun was slowly getting lower.




Tokyo Sensoji Asakusa
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But there were still a lot of tourists in the spacious precinct of Sensoji-Temple, from where we could see the beautiful orangish sky. The locust's trill was solemn and seemed to reach the sky. The place was like a rare green oasis in a vast concrete jungle, Tokyo.


I wouldn't have come here if I had lived in Japan. We take some things for granted and notice their value only after losing them because they are always around us.




Kappabashi is a street for Japnese kitchen tools
Tokyo_Asakusa_Kappabashi

One of the reasons we wanted to visit Asakusa was to shop on Kappabashi Kitchen Street, which is famous for kitchenware. A thousand small retail stores stand side by side on the street.


Unfortunately, we were too late and couldn’t buy anything—most small shops close at 5 pm. I’ll definitely come back here.



  • Sensoji Temple: 2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan

  • Kappabashi: 3 Chome-18-2 Matsugaya, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0036, Japan

 

About the Writer: Hi! I'm Nanami. I'm a Japanese teacher and run this website. 



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