• Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

    Pray for the souls of the deceased prostitutes

Yoshiwara Benzaiten (吉原弁財天 /Sarasvati Yoshiwara) is a place mourning for dead many harlots by the Great Kanto Earthquake here.
The "Yoshihara Kannon Statue (吉原観音像)" which was erected in 1926 is mourning for the lost girls.

Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

A red 神社幟 (a flag of the shrine) is a landmark.

we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 神社のぼり

Recently, it seems that it is also a Jinrikisha (人力車) course.

Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

A stone monument with a red letter (stone carved with the name of the shrine).

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

These are few part of many 'Yoshiwara Benzaiten (吉原弁財天)' photos.

"Statue Yoshihara Kannon (吉原観音像)" standing on a mountain with rocks.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) Yoshihara Kannon

shrine of precincts (境内).

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

It was established in 1926 to pray for the souls of the women who drowned in the 'Great Kanto Earthquake'.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

Incense sticks are prepared before Kannon statue. Everyone can pray.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

At the time of the Great Kanto Earthquake, many women escaped to a pond in this place, and 490 people seemed to have drowned.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

Kannon (観音) seems to be mourning the girls who died in unfortunate accidents...

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

Yoshiwara is founded in the Edo era and is the night town which spread out until the Showa era.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

The photograph of working women is displayed on the bulletin board (old days). It is a sad history.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

It seems that many girls in the Tohoku region born in a poor house were sold.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

Mourning for the women who placed themselves in the ornate world, the narrow precincts are decorated gorgeously.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天)

There is a small pond in the depths of the bamboo fence, and a carp and a goldfish swim.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 境内

Like the Yoshihara Shrine, there are many decorated pink cocoon ball decorations (繭玉飾り).

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 鳥居

There are oriental mural paintings on the walls of the Shaden (社殿)...

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 社殿の壁画

It seems that students of Tokyo University of the Arts drawn.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 境内

A carp swimming in a small pond.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 池

From the side of the Shaden (社殿)...

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 社殿

There are statues of Naked Benzaiten (弁財天 / God of Beauty) in the Shaden (社殿).

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 裸弁財天

Although the shrine of precincts (境内) are narrow, they are maintained in beautiful.

Asakusa : Sarasvati Yoshiwara (吉原弁財天) 境内

The photograph was taken from 2014 to 2016.

Yoshiwara Benzaiten (吉原弁財天 /Sarasvati Yoshiwara) is unmanned, but neighboring people maintain it well.
An incense stick are burning early in the morning. It is such a place that you can tell that neighbors are taking care of themselves carefully.

When walking for about 3 minutes...
Yoshiwara Jinja Shrine (吉原神社)

[ASAKUSA] Yoshiwara Benzaiten (吉原弁財天)

  • Address : 3-22, Senzoku, Taitou-ku, Tokyo Hanazono Park
  • Phone : 03-3842-0181
  • Time : 6:00am - 17:00pm, 6:00am - 17:00pm (October - March)
  • Admission fee : Free
  • Access : [Subway] Hibiya-Line "Iriya Station (入谷駅)" 12-minute walk.
    Ginza-Line, Asakusa-Line "Asakusa Station (浅草駅)" 20-minute walk.

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