Tokyo - Senso-Ji Temple (Asakusa Kannon Temple) - Travel Guide


Sensoji Temple is one of Tokyo's most popular and oldest Buddhist temples (645 AD).

This Sensoji Temple in Tokyo is dedicated to Bodhisattva Kannon, the goddess of mercy.

Visitors enter the temple complex through the outer gate, Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate).

The Nakamise, shopping street, leads from the Kaminarimon to the Hozomon (second gate).

The Hozomon Gate leads to the temple's main hall and Asakusa Shrine.

Various events and festivals are held in the Sensoji Temple area year around.

Some popular festivals include Sanja Matsuri in May, and Asakusa Samba Carnival in August.

This Sensoji Temple area in Tokyo is festival of sights, sounds, and aromas!

More useful information below in this Sensoji Temple travel guide for visitors to Tokyo, Japan.

 

Sensoji Temple Address

 

2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan

Sensoji Temple Admission and Hours

Sensoji Temple Admission :

FREE for all

Fee/donations for prayer placards and fortune sticks

Sensoji Temple Hours :

Temple Grounds - Open 24 Hours all Year around

Main Hall - 6AM - 5PM (Daily) [Oct - Mar Closes at 6:30PM]

Getting to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo

By Tokyo Subway to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo :

- Take the JR Yamanote Line or JR Chuo Line to Kanda Station
- From Kanda Station transfer to the Ginza Subway Line for Asakusa
- Exit at Asakusa Station and follow signs
- Exit Station and Walk to Temple

Below three Subway lines have stop at Asakusa :
1). Tobu Skytree Line
2). Toei Asakusa Line
3). Tokyo Metro Ginza Line

Tsukuba Express line also have stop at Asakusa.

 

Recommendation and Tips for visiting Tokyo Sensoji Temple

 

• This is an active temple and many Japanese come to pray so please be respectful when visiting.

• Shop at the stores outside the first gate. They tend to be cheaper. Great place for souvenirs and trinkets.

• This area is extremely busy and crowded. Go early and on weekdays!
   Walk along the sides of Nakamise. There are generally less people.

• Visit Observation deck on the top floor of Tourist Visitor center apposite to main gate of temple.

 

Website

 

Visit the Senso-Ji Temple Website (Japanese Only) for more information
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Join this small-group walking tour and explore the contrast of the modern and traditional in Tokyo’s urban landscape. Start with a visit to the Meiji Jingu and Senso-ji, the city’s most prominent Shinto and Buddhist sites. Continue with a stroll through the neighborhood of Harajuku, the epicenter of Tokyo’s youth culture.

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