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  2. Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center - Wikipedia

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    2012 Good Design Award. The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center is a building primarily containing tourist facilities, amongst other amenities in the Asakusa district of Tokyo 's Taitō ward. Along with its features, the building is also an attraction due to its architecture, as it was designed by Kengo Kuma, a noted architect.

  3. Asakusa - Wikipedia

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    Asakusa. Coordinates: 35°42′52″N 139°47′48″E. The Kaminarimon, with its giant chōchin, the outer gate of Sensō-ji temple. Sensō-ji at night. Aerial view of Asakusa. Asakusa (浅草, Japanese: [asakꜜsa] ⓘ) is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon.

  4. How to spend a day in San Francisco’s Japantown, the ... - AOL

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    The Peace Pagoda links San Francisco to the city of Osaka in Japan (San Francisco Travel Association) This focal point at the heart of Japantown is its main gathering space, from which the rest of ...

  5. Kaminarimon - Wikipedia

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    雷門. The Kaminarimon (雷門, " Thunder Gate") is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the inner being the Hōzōmon) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The gate, with its lantern and statues, is popular with tourists. It stands 11.7 m tall, 11.4 m wide and covers an area of 69.3 m 2. [1]

  6. Sensō-ji - Wikipedia

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    Sensō-ji. Sensō-ji ([sẽ̞ꜜɰ̃so̞ːʑi] ⓘ, 浅草寺, officially Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺), also known as Asakusa Kannon (浅草観音)), is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of ...

  7. 50 Free Things to Do in San Francisco This Summer - AOL

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    10 of the Best Cheap Eats in San Francisco for $10 or Less. 1. Listen to live music in a magical forest at the annual Stern Grove Festival (June 18 to August 20), going strong for more than 80 ...