Asakusa Jinja : Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo
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Asakusa Jinja : Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo – アサクサジンジャ (東京都台東区浅草 : 浅草神社) –
Asakusa Shrine is to the right of Sensoji Temple’s main hall (if you’re looking from Kaminarimon). I initially planned to include it in my Sensoji post, but since temples and shrines represent different religions, I decided to feature them separately.(;^ω^)
Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo: Asakusa Shrine（東京都台東区浅草：浅草神社）
Asakusa Shrine: Taito Ward, Tokyo
location:
2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0032
Subway/Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Asakusa Station – 7 minutes on foot
Subway/Toei Subway Asakusa Line Asakusa Station – 7 minutes on foot
Approximately 7 minutes walk from Tobu Asakusa Station
About 10 minutes walk from Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express
https://www.asakusajinja.jp/
Asakusa Shrine(浅草神社)
: Home page
The key difference lies in their religious affiliation: Sensoji Temple is Buddhist, venerating Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, as its principal image; Asakusa Shrine, on the other hand, is Shinto.
Asakusa Shrine is Shinto and enshrines three gods: fishermen’s brothers and intellectuals.
Sensoji Temple’s Kaminarimon Gate is famous, but Asakusa Shrine is located to the east of Sensoji Temple and holds a large festival called the Sanja Matsuri.(In 2025, the event will be held for three days from Friday, May 16th to Sunday, May 18th, on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the third week of May every year.)
Sensoji Temple（浅草寺）
Religion: BuddhismPrincipal image: Holy Kanzeon Bodhisattva（聖観世音菩薩）
Features: The oldest temple in Tokyo, Kaminarimon, Sensoji Temple Denpoin（浅草寺伝法院）
History: Founded in 628, Tokugawa Ieyasu is said to have visited the shrine to pray for victory in battle.
2025年5月：浅草神社 夫婦狛犬
Asakusa Shrine（浅草神社）
Religion: Shinto（神道）
Deities: Brothers Himehama Hamanari（檜前浜成） and Takenari（竹成兄弟）, and Haji Nakatomo（土師中知）【three gods（三柱の神）】
Characteristics: Sanja Matsuri（三社祭）, Couple of Komainu（夫婦狛犬）
History: Enshrined the person who discovered the principal image of Sensoji Temple. Renamed Asakusa Shrine after the Shinto-Buddhist separation law.
Other: A deep relationship with Sensoji Temple since the Heian period Simply put, Sensoji Temple is a Buddhist temple and Asakusa Shrine is a Shinto shrine, and it seems that they each enshrine different things.
The relationship is that Asakusa Shrine is located right next to Sensoji Temple.
2025年5月：浅草神社 御朱印手帳 1,500～2,000円
Goshuin stamp: Asakusa Seven Gods of Good Fortune – Ebisu（恵比須）
May 2025, ￥500.
Ebisu (Asakusa Shrine): The only god born in Japan who is in charge of prosperous business and bountiful harvests.
The Asakusa Seven Lucky Gods are the seven gods of good fortune enshrined in nine temples and shrines in Asakusa.
These seven deities are Daikokuten（大黒天）, Ebisu（恵比寿）, Bishamonten（毘沙門天）, Fukurokuju（福禄寿）, Hotei（布袋尊）, Jurojin（寿老人）, and Benzaiten（弁財天）, and visiting them is called the “Pilgrimage to the Seven Lucky Gods of Asakusa.（浅草七福神巡り）”
For more details→https://www.asakusajinja.jp/Asakusa Shrine(浅草神社) : Home page
A famous Japanese tourist spot is the Kaminarimon Gate – Sensoji Temple, but there is also Asakusa Shrine next to it, and it is said that various prayers are offered at Asakusa Shrine, from first shrine visits and warding off evil spirits to Shichigosan, so it is also a good idea to visit.
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