| Senso-ji (Asakusa Kannon Temple) - Tokyo | ||
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| 1300 years ago two fishermen brothers found a Kannon (Godess of Mercy) statuette caught in a fishing-net. The Kannon statue was consecrated in a small temple by the landlord. During the Kamakura period, about 800 years ago, The temple, Sensouji grew and prospered together with the surrounding district of Asakusa. | ||
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