Tokyo 2024 Travel Log: Day 4 — Visiting Senso-ji Temple

One place I really wanted to visit on this trip was Senso-ji Temple. For those who don't know, it is the oldest temple in Tokyo, one of the most significant Buddhist temples in Japan, and is the most widely visited religious site in the world. I didn't get a chance to visit last year because we just couldn't fit it in our schedule, so I was determined to go this time. 

Hozomon Gate
Hozomon Gate
Hozomon Gate
Five-Storied Pagoda and Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple
Five-Storied Pagoda
Hozomon Gate (North face)
Senso-ji Temple
Statue in front of Senso-ji Temple
A yuzu tree
Senso-ji tsukubai
Senso-ji tsukubai
Nisonbutsu (Two Buddhas)
A flowering tree in full bloom
Garden at Yogo-do Pavilion
Koi pond at Yogo-do Pavilion
Cascade at Yogo-do Pavilion
Bronze Hokyoin-to
Seated Bronze Statue of Amida Nyorai
Seated Bronze Statue of Kannon Bodhisattva
Lantern in front of Hashimoto Yakusi-do Temple
A sakura tree
Nakamise-dori
Lanterns at Nakamise-dori
I'm not religious, but my grandmother was Buddhist and always took me with her to temple when I was a kid, so I've always appreciated the beauty of the religion and its buildings for worship. I know it's one of the most touristy sites in Tokyo, but it is totally worth dodging crowds for. (I did skip most of Nakamise-dori, though. Those crowds are a little too much for me.)

Senso-ji Temple 

2 Chome-3-1 

Asakusa, Taito City 

Tokyo, Japan 〒111-0032 

+81-3-3842-0181