• Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

    The shrine where the biggest festival in Tokyo is held!

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社) is a small shrine beside the main hall of Senso-ji Temple.
Three gods have been enshrined, so they are popular as "Sanja-sama (三社さま)". And the biggest festival in Tokyo "Sanja Matsuri (三社祭 / Sanja Festival)" is famous.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

It is a shrine that stands quietly on the right side of Senso-ji Temple (浅草寺).

we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

The precincts (境内) of shrine are always quiet.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

On the left side of the precincts (境内) there is a Temizuya (手水舎 / Hand-wash Place).

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Manner of Temizuya (手水舎)

* In this process, carried out with one dipper-full of water!!

  1. Put water in "Ladle" which is placed in the Temizuya.
  2. Holding Ladle in your right hand, wash your left hand.
  3. next, wash your right hand.
  4. Put water in the left hand and move to mouth, wash the mouth.
  5. Hold the Ladle vertically so remaining water runs down and clean the handle.

This is a general usage Manner.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Foreign tourists who was washing their hands while watching the explanation of the Manners.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Three gods are enshrined in the Shaden (社殿).

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社) manner of worship

  1. Let's put a coin in the saisen box.
  2. Twice, bow your head and let's say a deep greeting.
  3. Match your hands at the chest height, clap two times, and pray to the god.
  4. Finally, let's bow again and say a deep greeting once.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社) is a shrine with many couples doing "神前結婚式 (wedding before divine)".

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Because it is famous as a shrine with a benefit of marriage, there are many people who wedding ceremonies at this shrine.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

千羽鶴 (Senbazuru). *a thousand origami (paper) cranes

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Omamori (lucky charm)... "大丈夫 (All right)" is popular.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

During the May festival, you can see the "神輿 (Mikoshi / a portable shrine)" of the festival.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

A stone monument of Haiku (俳句). It is written that it is hard to live.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

A couple's Komainu (狛犬 / shrine's lion dogs). The expression is very gentle.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Goju-no-to (五重塔 / five-story pagoda) seen from Asakusa Jinja.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine

Jinrikisha (人力車) often comes to this shrine.

Jinrikisha

The Sanja Matsuri (三社祭 / Sanja Festival) is held from the third Friday in May.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

茅の輪くぐり (Chinowa-kuguri)

茅の輪くぐり (Chinowa-kuguri) is a traditional events for "drop the sin and Impurity".
It is held every June in June and December.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

Asakusa Jinja's "茅の輪くぐり (Chinowa-kuguri)" is from June 15th to June 30th.

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

* Let's stop shooting videos in front of the ring (Chinowa)...

Let's pass through this big ring (Chinowa) and drop the "sin and Impurity" of the half year !!

Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

The photograph was taken from 2014 to 2016.

[ASAKUSA] Asakusa Jinja Shrine (浅草神社)

  • Address : 2-3-1, Asakusa, Taitou-ku, Tokyo
  • Phone : 03-3844-1575
  • Time : 6:30am - 17:00pm
  • Admission fee : Free
  • Access : [Subway] Ginza-Line, Asakusa-Line "Asakusa" Station. 7-minute walk.
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