Senso-ji Temple, Kanto, Japan

4.5 (9.355 reviews) Monday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Kanto Religious Sites

Amazing Early Morning Visit

According to legend, two brothers kept trying to return a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, to the Sumida River only to have it returned to them the next day. This temple located in Tokyo's Asakusa district was built to honor her.
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Address

2-3-1, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture

Mobile

+81 3-3842-0181

Website

http://www.senso-ji.jp/

Working hours

Monday : 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 06, 2024, 0:57

User Ratings

4.5 based on (9.355 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5perro2018 5:00 PM Feb 27, 2023
    Great temple. Third Omikuji is a must.
    Lots of visitors from overseas and Japan. Very lively temple. If you go there with someone who understands Japanese language or if you have a gadget to translate, I recommend you pay 100 yen and pick one of those Omikuji (like fortunetelling). They give you meaningful message and quite right.
  • 54historyandculture 5:00 PM Mar 11, 2020
    Very colorful Buddhist temple
    We had a day tour after our cruise and this was the first stop. Very interesting, open to everyone to visit. The emperor’s window of prayer and soul searching in long line of people was a learning experience. Before we exited the complex we stood in awe in front if the hanging 2,500 kg giant straw sandals against evil, made by 800 people, completed in one month.

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