Tokyo - Shrines and Temples

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Tokyo, Japan, Asakusa, Kaminarimon, Thunder Gate
Kaminarimon, gate to Sensō-ji temple in Asakusa

Tokyo, Japan, Asakusa Kaminarimon, Thunder Gate

Tokyo, Japan, Asakusa, Nakamise, shopping street
Nakamise shopping street leading up to the Sensō-ji temple

Tokyo, Japan, Asakusa, Sensō-ji temple
Sensō-ji temple in distance

Tokyo, Japan, Ueno park, temple
Temple in Ueno park

Tokyo, Japan, lanterns
Lanterns in Asakusa near the temple

Tokyo, Japan, AsakusaTokyo, Japan, Yoyogi park
Right: Near Sensō-ji temple Left: In Yoyogi park near Meiji shrine

Tokyo, Japan, Meiji shrine, wooden gate, torii
Gate to Meiji shrine in Yoyogi park

Tokyo, Japan, Meiji shrine, hand washing station
Hand washing basin for people who want to cleanse themselves before going to the temple

Tokyo, Japan, Yoyogi park, lanterns
Barrels of sake in Yoyogi park, on the way to Meiji shrine

Tokyo, Japan, Meiji shrine, wooden plaques, ema
Ema, a Shinto tradition in which you write your prayers/wishes on a
small wooden plaque that is left hanging up at the shrine for the gods to receive them

Tokyo, Japan, Meiji shrine, wooden plaques, ema

Tokyo, Japan, Meiji shrine, wooden plaques, ema

Tokyo, Japan, Meiji shrine, wooden plaques, ema

Tokyo, Japan, Meiji shrine, wooden plaques, ema