{"id":19,"date":"2019-06-15T03:46:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T03:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogtest.cowebtech.ca\/?p=19"},"modified":"2019-10-15T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T16:11:13","slug":"senso-ji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cowell.ca\/?p=19","title":{"rendered":"Sens\u014d-ji"},"content":{"rendered":"

On our first full day in Tokyo we decided to go and see Sens\u014d-ji in the Asakusa area. Navigating the metro was fairly easy and it’s very efficient. Sens\u014d-ji itself is a lovely temple right in the middle of a large metropolitan area. It can be a fairly relaxing place, however it is often quite busy.<\/span>
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On the day we<\/span>\u00a0arrived there were large groups of school children. On the approach to the temple is a shopping street selling the usual tourist fare and it was fairly packed with children trying to find good deals to spend their yen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Off on the side streets you will find a much quieter and more relaxed environment and some smaller shrines.<\/span><\/div>\n
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This one called Otanuki-sama which is a kind of Racoon dog. It’s supposed to protect people from fire and theft. If you have small change you can make a donation here and ring the bell.<\/span><\/div>\n
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From here,if you head across the river, you will see the Tokyo skytree as well as this golden colored object which apparently represents a cloud – although other people seem to think it looks like other things!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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