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10.Nakamise.dori.Hozomon * This is Hozomon, the main entrance to the Senso-ji temple, on the other end of Nakamise dori. * 2916 x 1944 * (1.81MB)

11.Senso-ji * Senso-ji main building. This is the oldest buddhist temple in Tokyo, and possibly the most important. The legend says that in the year 628 a.D., two brothers fished a gold painted statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Senso-ji was built there for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple. The Kannon statue is currently kept inside the temple, but it's not visible to the public. * 2916 x 1944 * (1.44MB)
 
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13.Purifying.smoke * People puts the incense burning into this container, purifying their bodies and souls with its smoke. * 1944 x 2730 * (760KB)

14.Okiyome.fountain * 1944 x 2916 * (1.69MB)

15.Okiyome * Another purifying ritual is part of a practice called Okiyome. People drinks the water, or simply let someone pour it on their hands, to purify their mouth/hands befort they pray. * 1944 x 2916 * (1.74MB)
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