Gojunoto – five story pagoda – Sensoji Temple is one of the oldest Temple in Japan where people go to pray in the New year’s Eve. Gojunoto is the Five Story high Pagoda within the Sensoji Temple complex.
Founded in 628, Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo. Many people believe that the Asakusa Kannon deity enshrined here has the ability to bestow benefits on earth, and around 30 million visitors from throughout Japan and abroad visit the temple every year. It was the epicenter for the development of Edo culture, and these traces still remain today. Many seasonal events are held including the Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Market and Hagoita (wooden paddle) Market. The huge lanterns hung at Kaminari (Thunder) Gate are very famous throughout Japan.
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