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Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple
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Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple, founded in 628. Located in Asakusa, it’s dedicated to the goddess Kannon. Visitors enter through the Kaminarimon Gate with its giant red lantern, followed by the Nakamise-dori shopping street. The site includes a five-story pagoda, a Shinto shrine, and several sub-temples.

Price: Free access
Touristy? : Very touristy, visited by international tourists, school groups, Japanese families, and worshippers

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