Since 2010 the 89,000 roof tiles have been titanium, not ceramic: they weigh less in an earthquake.
The temple dates from 628, when two fisherman brothers found a small statue of Kannon, the Buddhist deity of mercy, in their nets in the Sumida River. The main building, the Hondō, is a 1958 reconstruction, made after the bombing raids of March 1945 had destroyed the original. The shopping street leading to it, Nakamise-dōri, dates from around 1685: it is among the oldest in Japan.
The shopping street runs for about 250 m from the Kaminarimon to the Hōzōmon.
ℹ️ The temple opens at 6:00 (6:30 in winter) and closes at 17:00; entry to the complex remains open at all hours, but the shops on the shopping street keep their own hours and many pull down their shutters early in the evening.
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In the ED of the third season, Murasakibara and his Yōsen teammates, with Alex, stroll along Nakamise-dōri and in front of the temple: it is the sequence where almost every pilgrimage itinerary for the series begins.
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In chapter 58 of the manga, it is the destination of Rintarō and Kaoruko's date in Asakusa: they pass the fake-food displays of 叶屋, a handmade udon shop on 伝法院通り, eat the cutlet from 浅草メンチ, she holds a giant tako-senbei, and at the temple's omikuji they both draw 凶, bad luck, like an omen.
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Sources: ajin-movie.com · seichi-junrei.info · senso-ji.jp · ja.wikipedia.org · note.com · note.com · senso-ji.jp
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