Senso-ji Lantern

Melanie McQuoid

Senso-ji Lantern

Asakusa, Japan. The famous for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. It is Tokyo’s oldest temple.

According to legend, a statue of the Kannon was found in the Sumida River in 628 by two fishermen, the brothers Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari. The chief of their village, Hajino Nakamoto, recognized the sanctity of the statue and enshrined it by remodeling his own house into a small temple in Asakusa, so that the villagers could worship the Kannon.

The blessings of the Kannon gradually received a high reputation throughout Japan, and people near and far flocked to Asakusa to venerate the statue.

During World War II, the temple was bombed and for the most part destroyed. It was rebuilt later and is a symbol of rebirth and peace to the Japanese people. In the courtyard there is a tree that was hit by a bomb in the air raids, it had regrown in the husk of the old tree and is a similar symbol to the temple itself.

Senso-ji Lantern belongs to the following groups:

Amazing Asia, Japanfluence, Photo-Zen, Religious Art & Photography and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints and Mounted Prints
Senso-ji Lantern by Melanie McQuoid
  • Ariane

    Ariane

    Loving your tour of Japan – next best thing to being there – thanks Melanie

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    This is a beautiful photo, and thank you also for the explanation.

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