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Hōzōmon Gate A famous landmark in Akasuka, next to a famous Buddhist temple and Shrine, surrounded by hundreds of little shops and restaurants. It's a must visit place for tourists, however be aware, it gets really crowded at the weekends.
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Hōzōmon Gate Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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Treasure Gate, also known as "Renwang Gate", is the mountain gate of Sensoji Temple. The words "Asakusa Temple" are inscribed on the plaque. It is a popular landscape for tourists to take photos and is also an important and only way to enter the temple from Nakamise Commercial Street. Since it was built, this mountain gate has suffered from repeated fires and has been rebuilt several times. Now the building that visitors see is equipped with modern fire-fighting equipment.
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Hōzōmon Gate A famous landmark in Akasuka, next to a famous Buddhist temple and Shrine, surrounded by hundreds of little shops and restaurants. It's a must visit place for tourists, however be aware, it gets really crowded at the weekends.
After leaving the "Zhongjianshi" commercial street, I went to the treasure gate of Sensoji Temple two floors high. Why is it called the treasure gate? Because the second floor has a cultural property collection library, it is called: Treasure Gate!
Treasure Gate, the Zhengshan Gate of Sensoji Temple, is named after the cultural property on the 2nd floor. Crossing the famous Leimen, passing the bustling Zhongjian World, is the treasure gate. The red pillar green tile building, the style of the double rest on the top of the mountain, with the simplicity and elegance, the majestic shock the noisy flow of people; the green bottom gold-encrusted "Asakusa Temple" plaque in the middle of the door, indicating that the entrance is a quiet monastery; The back wall of the door hangs two unparalleled grass shoes, which are both the crystallization of the piety and faith of the worshippers, and also means that the attachment of Sensoji Temple to grass has crossed the treasure door, and people have officially opened the road to worship Buddha and pray for blessings and ask for signs. Tip: After entering the treasure door, a square 20 meters on the right can take a panoramic view of the treasure door + five-weight tower, which is one of the best seats for the scenery of Sensoji Temple.
这是仲见世商业街通往清水寺的山门,其规模之宏大,甚至堪比后方的清水寺。红柱梁,青瓦顶,两个金刚力士像分列左右,中间三孔挂着三个大灯笼,显得特别威风。由于门楣上挂有“浅草寺”牌匾,很多游客在此打卡拍照。穿过宝藏门,看到其后方两侧挂有两个超大草鞋,也很是有趣。
雷门一过之后沿着个是小店整体划一的街道就走到了浅草寺寺庙地区的大门,其实浅草寺还是一个比较开放性质的寺庙,并没有很高大的围墙。大门比较醒目的与旁边的佛塔一起成为了浅草寺的标志,夜晚黄色的灯光打在红色的建筑之上,增加了一份典雅高贵的气质。
Treasure Gate, a rebuilt reinforced concrete building in Showa in 39 years, and the Great Airstrikes at the end of the Pacific War also suffered. There were many tourists in front of the door to take pictures of the tour, next to the five towers. The majestic gate, the door also hangs a huge lantern, to Sensoji Temple is a must-see place