Power spot of Sensoji Temple (Asakusa, Tokyo)

Summary of Sensoji Temple

Sensoji Temple is the head temple of a Buddhist sect of the independent school, St. Kannon sect of the Tendai sect.
It is Tokyo oldest temple proud of the history of 1400.
In a tourist attraction representing Tokyo, the person of 30 million a year comes from the inside and outside the country. The large lantern of Kaminari-mon Gate is world-famous.

The land which people gather for the feng shui and are rich, and prospers has it.
The Tokyo Sky Tree is built near, too, and the flow of the tourist goes to Asakusa more and more.

I prospered as a center of the Edo culture in a prayer place of the Edo Shogunate in the Edo era.
I leave the feature, and much Edo noted product events including a ground cherry fair and the three festival of Asakusa-jinja Shrine are still performed.

Senso-ji Temple is a temple brought up into birth, the people by the people.
As "the Asakusa Kannon of merciful this world profit ," it is got close to the people of every hierarchy and becomes the center of the people faith.
Most of buildings have been rebuilt by the power of the people at every destruction by fire.

It is the rare temple which religion, the denomination does not matter in anyone whom a signboard of Senso-ji Temple means impartially, and has the depth of a breast accepting all the people of prayer.

In addition, "it is the temple of the dragon King" which many dragon Kings protect.
Is said that a gold dragon protected St. Kannon of the principal idol; the mountain is a gold dragon mountain. The Sumida River is said to be the guardian deity of the east in the shape of a dragon keeping the Edo era and is water and the deep temple of relations.

Kaminari-mon Gate, Hozo-mon Gate, Five Storeyed Pagoda, the main hall of a Buddhist temple is lighted up every night at night until 11:00.

・Luck with money up. I bring luck with money not to be troubled with life not rice cake covered with bean jam-like luck with money from a shelf.
・Good luck, the way of the life opens. Matchmaking of the life accomplishment. I save it from the helpless misfortune by the effort.
・A space of healing, the heart. When mind and body were tired, I come and should have the power of healing.

Senso-ji Temple is the sanctuary that St. Kannon having power of strong mercy protects.
Energy of the land which people gather there and are rich, and prospers and the energy of a gathering person are put together with it, and it is with a power spot with the vigor.
I do shopping in shops lining a passageway and should pray although being a pleasure.

In addition, I can receive power of Senso-ji Temple more because it is the temple which a dragon King protects by touching the water such as water buildings, and fixing the mind of the dragon King.

The Buddha statue which the fisherman brothers who fished in the Sumida River approximately 1,400 years ago raised with a net is done with the St. Kannon image of the principal idol.
It is the times when east caesar prospered in Tang Dynasty, Europe in China.

The Kannon removes the pains of people for a warm heart in most merciful Buddha among Buddha and gives you pleasure.
You should join your hands at a Buddhist altar.

"46,000 days" is the best day when divine favor same as what I visited daily is said that I am provided every year for 46,000 days (126 years) if I pray on this day in fair "46,000 days" of the Kannon for 9.10 days in July.
Only one should do wish credit in word God of Fire on this day. The ground cherry fair is made on that day, and "the lucky charm of magic words against lightning" coming from Sutra of Avalokitesvara is conferred.

In addition, "the dance of the gold dragon" in connection with a gold dragon is performed every year in the precincts for .11 three days a month for .10 18 days a month on March 18, and a head is said to the touched person to a dragon that there is divine favor of the luck with money up.

Power spot spot of Senso-ji Temple

Senso-ji Temple has much power spots in the very large precincts. According to six areas, I introduce all me.
Above all, the back Kannon of appearance of a god in this world temple and the main hall of a Buddhist temple inner sanctum is the recommended place where I will pray at by all means in conjunction with the main hall of a Buddhist temple.

1. Approach to a temple, shops lining a passageway
2. Around Hozo-mon Gate
3. Around Hondo (Main hall of a Buddhist temple)
4. Around Yogodo temple
5. Around Asakusa Jinja Shrine
6. Other areas

Komagata temple

There was Komagata Bridge of southeast, the Sumida River of Kaminari-mon Gate aside, and the prayer in the Edo era began from Komagata temple.
The Asakusa Kannon enshrines an image of Kannon with a human body and a horse head Bodhisattva image in a temple built in a struck place, the place of outset connection of Senso-ji Temple.

There was a ship port near and left for the main hall of a Buddhist temple in those days after at first I prayed in Komagata temple.
Let's go to Kaminari-mon Gate in all ages after praying in Komagata temple.
I see the powerful Sky Tree from Komagata Bridge.

Kaminari-mon Gate (the wind god of thunder gate)
Kaminari-mon Gate of the Omotesando entrance that is world-famous as a face of Asakusa.
It is the exorcism spot where the god of the wind, a god of thunder image controlling wind, thunder protects a list, and the gold dragon image dressed in a dragon, the woman dressed in a man controlling water protects the rear.

The current gate rebuilt it in oblation of Sachinosuke Matsushita after an interval of 100 years in 1960.
The large lantern of the Matsushita Electric donation has 700 kg in weight, too.

Working Kaminari-mon Gate of the large lantern is a constant seller spot of the taking a ceremonial photograph, but, please take it from list and both backs because a dragon, a gold dragon image of the backside is an image beautiful at all.

Nakamise (Shops lining a passageway)
The spot where people gather in Omotesando of the shops lining a passageway street lined with stores on both sides, and strong energy goes to.
In the shops lining a passageway of the Edo era, temples formed a line on both sides.
It leads to fortune appeared in the natural phenomena up when I go and worship relaxedly while enjoying shopping.

Nisonbutsu (Two Buddha)

It is the Buddha statue that the face that a Goddess of Mercy image, the left were made with Bodhisattva of wisdom image early in the Edo era has good right. There is it behind the right hand, a peace guardian deity of children for the sake of Hozo-mon Gate.

Kumeno Heinaido temple
It is a matchmaking spot in the small temple in the right hand for the sake of Hozo-mon Gate. Worshiped Heinai Kumeno was a master of the swords. Because I took the life of many people, I did it with the memorial service to people whom I killed because I buried one's image in the precincts, and it was stamped by many people. Because "covering short reckoning" was common to a love letter later, it came to be said that love accomplished it when I put the texts of dedication.

Asakusa Fudoson Temple (Acala temple), Sanpo Kojindo
It is the exorcism spot that Acala and a fierce god protect.
The left hand has it for the sake of Hozo-mon Gate, but there is no publication for the guide map because Senso-ji Temple is another temple.

Asakusa Fudoson worships Acala cutting off worldly desires and a hesitation.
I worship Sanpo Kojindo who the guardian deity for Buddhism temple protects three treasures (Buddha, law, Buddhist priest) of the Buddhism, and removes dirtiness, a misfortune.
When "Obinzuru statue" before the Asakusa Fudoson brushes a part same as one's disease, there is divine favor to remove a disease.

Hozo-mon Gate
The grand Deva gate which rises on the point of the shops lining a passageway street, the main hall of a Buddhist temple this side.
The two Deva kings image of a severe figure and a huge straw sandal expel a devil and are a spot cleansing a heart.
I bow in Hozo-mon Gate and cleanse a heart.

Deva King is a guardian deity of an evil good luck charm, the physical fitness.
A symbol of the aspiration for Buddhahood that the weapon to hold in a hand breaks worldly desires.

A large lantern hangs over the gate, and a large straw sandal having 500 kg hangs over right and left in the backside.

The meaning that the devil that the large straw sandal expresses huge power of the Deva King, and watched it leaves for in wonder.
This side of Hozo-mon Gate is the taking a ceremonial photograph spot where I can install Hozo-mon Gate and the Sky Tree in together.

Gojunotou (Five Storeyed Pagoda)
The tower which lays ashes of Buddha in state to the top layer.
The appearance has presence bravely and can worship a beautiful figure backed by the Sky Tree.
It was a national treasure in one of four Edo towers, the Meiji era in the Edo era, but I was destroyed by fire by the war and was rebuilt in 1973.

Chozuya (The water with which a hand is washed)
At a water building in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple right hand, I cleanse a hand and a mouth.
I establish the mind of the dragon King by touching the water and can receive power of Senso-ji Temple more.
The dragon image of the powerful sumi drawing, a washbowl have "Sakara Ryuou"(Dragonlord) of overwhelming presence on a ceiling.

"Sakara Ryuou" is a product of Koun Takamura, but this is a replica. (the genuine article enshrines it in the treasury)

Hondo (Main hall of a Buddhist temple)
It is the sanctuary where the Kannon with power of strong mercy is enshrined, a basic dojo studio of Senso-ji Temple. It is filled with gentle energy.
The main hall of a Buddhist temple which the form of a tiled roof made by titanium is unique, and is beautiful. It was repaired in 2010 and revived beautifully.

I cleanse a heart with the smoke of the incense tower before entering the main hall of a Buddhist temple.
It is said that you should hit the bad point of physical painful part, condition with smoke.

On the ceiling of the main hall of a Buddhist temple outer chamber of a Buddhist temple with the offertory box, it is the image of a dragon and the celestial maiden.
In an inner sanctum dedicated to the man himself from the right-side end of the main hall of a Buddhist temple outer chamber of a Buddhist temple, I take off shoes and can get nervous.
I let all the worshipers and recommend that I go up it and pray because this Domae is a special power spot.

The palace of the inner sanctum front expresses the Land of Happiness of the Kannon with the structure such as a big family's Buddhist altar shining in gold.
A treasured Buddhist statue absolute as for the Asakusa Kannon dedicated to by the central depths.
The Kannon image enshrined on this side is a treasured Buddhist statue, but it is unveiled once a year only for 2:00 on the .12 afternoon of 13th a month and can have the honor of seeing it.

Because the principal idol of the treasured Buddhist statue never had a beholder for many years, the existence was doubted in the Meiji era, and a government official investigated it and was confirmed when I surely existed.
There are 20cm in height, a burnt trace with the Kannon image of the style in the Nara era, and it is said that there were not both hands and feet.

A guardian deity pair, Brahma the Creator and Sakra Deranam Indra of the Buddhism protect both underarms of the principal idol.
On both sides of the palace, Acala cutting off worldly desires and a hesitation to the God of Love of the good match accomplishment, the right to the left is worshiped.

I see a palace of the front and I bow and join my hands and pray.
You should advocate the empty slogan "south no Goddess of Mercy" of the Goddess of Mercy.
I move before the left, the God of Love, the right, Acala and I bow and join my hands and pray afterwards.

The back Kannon
At the recommended place where I will pray at by all means, it is a secret strong power spot if I visit Senso-ji Temple.
From both sides of the palace of the main hall of a Buddhist temple inner sanctum, I can go round to the back of the palace.
The Kannon image of the figure same as a principal idol called the back Kannon protects the rear of the principal idol.

Be wrapped up in quietness of another world, and this Domae full of a large number of people is the spot that can receive the energy of healing of the Kannon here.
When I quiet a heart and meet it with the Kannon for a while, it is healed very much.

Yogodo temple (Hall for the shadows)
A strong power spot of the luck with money up.
Good mind rises and is the spot that is most suitable to quiet a heart.
I let greed sublimate for noble eyes.

Nine Buddha statues are dedicated to to one line of side in Kannon image, right and left by the center.
You should pray in guardian angels of one's sexagenary cycle.
A black god of wealth image of 7, Asakusa Fukugami is a Buddha statue of the business prosperity with the power.
It is the temple where the energy of a variety of Buddha statues assembles in full force.

Golden "Shibi" where is told to bring rain at the time of installation to the crest of the part in a temple.
The dragon of the inspiration and expiration is carved.

Hall around Yogodo
A lot of Odo and small shrine line up around Yogodo.

There are other following Odo and small shrine.
* Mitsumine shrine: God of fire prevention* thief bou
* Daikokuten, Ebisu: Seven Gods of Good Luck of prosperous business
* Zenizuka Benzaiten (Sarasvati): Luck of goods and Seven Gods of Good Luck of happiness and prosperity
* Syusse Jizo: France of promotion
* Shotoku Jizo: France of prosperous business
* Kosodate Jizo: France of child giving and child rearing
* Megumi Jizo: Long-lived France

Awashimado Temple
The protection of the woman, a spot of the healthy luck.
I take off shoes and enter the temple and can go and worship.
In the temple where I collected faith as a guardian angel of the women from the Edo era, there is gentle energy of Buddha.

I grant woman special disease healing and child, and many women come in prayer of an easy delivery, the child care.
Because a child passes through the bottom, the garden lantern in the precincts becomes to avoid using a charm to cure the child's nervous weakness and smallpox.

Zenizuka Jizodo Temple, Kankan Jizo
A luck with money spot. I worship six guardian deities of children of Ishibotoke in a square tower for the repose of souls.
It is said that "Kanei era current coins" are buried in the bottom and collects faith as Buddha of business prosperity, the luck with money.

There is "a guardian deity of children before the right hand of the temple furiously".
It was a figure of the Dainichi Buddha, but becomes the figure not to keep a model by an earthquake and a fire formerly.
When I hit guardian deity of children with the pebble of the accompaniment lightly and pray, I make a sound "furiously" and hear a wish.
When it puts the powder which it scraped off from this guardian deity of children state in a wallet, a rumor that money accumulates opened, but it is strict prohibition to scrape off.

"I lick the salt, and what I offer salt cleansing a person of guardian deity of children and an incense stick, a candle, and both do is called the guardian deity of children" in a custom.
In the conferment place, I confer "Otanesen" where the kind money of Kanei era current coins was in other than an offering set.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine
A praying accomplishment spot with gentle energy.
The God former wedding ceremony is held, too.
It was Senso-ji Temple and one body until the Edo era.

I worship three people of a priest and the fisherman brothers who the right hand of the Senso-ji Temple main hall of a Buddhist temple has it, and were concerned with outset of Senso-ji Temple.

In the main shrine, Iemitsu Tokugawa cost a pittance.
"Three festivals of a local shrine" to be carried out on the weekend for three days of the third week are famous in May.
The state to swing a miniature shrine around violently is grand.

I pass through the torii, and there is a couple pair of stone guardian dogs of the good match accomplishment, the couple harmony in the right depths.

Hikan Inari Jinja Shrine
A spot of the success in life luck up.
There is it in the right depths of Asakusa-jinja Shrine.

I receive veneration of famous town fireman "Tatsugoro Shinmon" of Edo, and a torii is dedicated.
The daughter of "Tatsugoro Shinmon" does marriage to a wealthy man success in life to become the mistress of the Edo 15s general and gathers faith as God of the success in life.

Nitenmon Gate (Deva gate)
The gate which protects the east of Senso-ji Temple. One of the old buildings left in Senso-ji Temple.
The exorcism spot that terrible White Guardian of the East, one of the Four Devas of the power of observation follows.

White Guardian of the East, the one of the Four Devas obtained it by transfer from Ueno Kanei-ji Temple in two of them which protected the east, the south among king Four Devas who protected north, south, east and west.

Bentendo Temple (Sarasvati temple)
Mt. slightly elevated wife of chief zen-priest is on the right of Hozo-mon Gate, and there is a wife of chief zen-priest temple on a stone stairway.
I worship Sarasvati of the white hair and am done an open door on a day of 巳 of the fair.

A bell of the bell tower "is a bell" of the Edo era.

Dempo-in Temple

Chingodo Temple
The fire theft spot where is that is.
The temple which was dedicated to the cunning person who lived in the precincts as a guardian deity of Dempo-in Temple in the divine message of the dream.

The raccoon dog is considered to be God of the arts and sciences accomplishment, the business prosperity and "the lucky charm of the raccoon dog" conferring in Chingo-do Temple is amiable and is popular.

Sacred tree of the ginkgo
A power tree more than 400 years years old.
It is said that I protected Chingo-do Temple from raging flame while taking an incendiary by Tokyo blitzkrieg, and the then ruin of a fire is left to the tree.
Behind a fence, I see natural beauty spot, the Dempo-in Temple garden of a beautiful country.

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A power spot with the vigor that the power of land, the person who strong mercy power and people of the Asakusa Kannon helping a troubled person gather, and Senso-ji Temple is rich, and prospers is put together with.
Please pray relaxedly while enjoying shopping in shops lining a passageway.

In addition, there is Imado Shrine of annex, Mt. Matsuchi nandikesvara and matchmaking of Senso-ji Temple in the place of a 11-minute walk from the main hall of a Buddhist temple.
A strong power spot of the desire accomplishment to worship nandikesvara that the Mt. Matsuchi nandikesvara grants couple harmony, a child and brings wealth and prosperity.
One of the matchmaking spot where Imado Shrine represents Tokyo that is famous for a beckoning cat.

Basic information and access of Senso-ji Temple

Address	2-3-1, Asakusa, Taitou-ku, Tokyo
Access	"Asakusa Station" 5-minute walk (Tobu Line, Ginza Line, Tsukuba express, Toei Asakusa Line)
Denomination	Buddhism (Sho Kannon sect)
Principal idol	Sho Kannon Bodhisattva (treasured Buddhist statue)
The foundation	628 years
Website	http://www.senso-ji.jp/

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