Asakusa Temple ( 浅 草 神社 Asakusa-jinja ) , also known as Sanja-sama (Temple of the Three Deities), is one of the most famous Shinto temples in Tokyo [1] . Located in Asakusa , glorifies the three men who founded Senso-ji . Asakusa Temple is part of a large group of holy buildings in the area. It is located in the eastern part of the Senso-ji Temple down the road from Torii .
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| Asakusa Temple | |
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| 浅 草 神社 | |
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| A country |  Japan |
| Location | 111-0032, Tokyo, Taito-ku, Asakusa 2-26-1 |
| Denomination | Shinto |
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| Founder | |
| Established | 1649 year |
| Website | asakusajinja.jp/english/ |
History
An example of the architectural style of gongen-zukuri , founded by Iematsu Tokugawa and built in 1649 in the Edo period [2] . The temple was dedicated to the three men who built and founded Senso-ji. The legend speaks of two brothers, fishermen, Hinokum Hamanari and Hinokum Takenari, who found in fishing nets a statuette of the bodhisattva Kannon in the Sumida River on May 17, 628 [3] .
A third man, a wealthy landowner named Haji no Nakatomo, hearing about the find, decided to get closer to his brothers, to whom he sent an ardent sermon about Buddha. The brothers were very impressed with her and subsequently converted to Buddhism. The statue of Kannon was placed by the landowner in a small temple, and the brothers, in turn, devoted their lives to preaching the path of Buddhism [4] . This temple is now known as Senso-ji. Asakusa temple was built for the worship of these men as gods. The temple and the lands around it have been used for centuries for Shinto and Buddhist festivals. The most important and famous of these is Sanja Matsuri , held in late May.
Unlike other buildings in the Senso-ji area, the temple (along with Nithammon) survived the bombing of Tokyo in 1945 [2] . Due to its rich history, the Japanese government was included in the list of Japan's Most Important Cultural Heritage in 1951 [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Asakusa Shrine . MyTravelGuide . Date of treatment March 7, 2008. Archived March 6, 2008.
- ↑ 1 2 Sensoji . japan-guide.com . Date of treatment March 6, 2008. Archived March 6, 2008.
- ↑ Asakusa The Kannon (Sensoji Temple then) World Greatest Sites . Date of treatment March 6, 2008. Archived March 18, 2008.
- ↑ Asakusa Shrine . Date of treatment March 21, 2008.
- ↑ 社殿について (Jap.). Date of treatment March 21, 2008.