Sensoji temple at Sensoji temple in Asakusa area is the oldest temple in Tokyo.
The Sensoji temple in Asakusa area is the oldest temple in Tokyo. The history of the temple in an interesting one. Legend says that long ago two fisherman on the Miyato River, the current Sumida River, caught a statue of Kannon —the merciful nirvana achiever— in their net. Despite trying to return the figure to the river multiple times it always came back to them, the leader of the region pointed out its Kannon; so it was enshrined. Although Sensoji Temple was founded in 628 the current crimson building is much more modern, as it was rebuilt after being destroyed in WW2.
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