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Asakusa (浅草, Japanese: ⓘ) is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for the Sensō-ji , a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon . There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals, such as the Sanja Matsuri .
Asakusa Shrine (浅草神社, Asakusa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Sanja-sama (Shrine of the Three gods), it is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in the city. [3] The shrine honors the three men who founded the neighboring Sensō-ji.
Sensō-ji (浅草寺 [sẽ̞ꜜɰ̃so̞ːʑi] ⓘ, Sensō-ji, 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.
Daar Al-Arqam Mosque (Japanese: ダール・アル・アルカム・マスジド, Hepburn: Dāru Aru Arukamu masujido), commonly known as Masjid Asakusa or Asakusa Mosque (浅草モスク, Asakusa mosuku), is a mosque located in Asakusa, downtown Tokyo, that was built in 1998.
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Asakusa Kid (Japanese: 浅草キッド, Hepburn: Asakusa kiddo) is a 2021 Japanese film written and directed by Gekidan Hitori and starring Yo Oizumi and Yuya Yagira. [1] [2] It is a biopic based on the apprenticeship of Takeshi Kitano by Senzaburo Fukami, and adapted from Kitano's 1988 memoir of the same name.
The Asakusa Jūnikai (浅草十二階, lit. Asakusa Twelve-stories ) , as it was affectionately called by Tokyoites, was Tokyo's most popular attraction, and a showcase for new technologies. It housed Japan's first electric elevator .
The Toei Asakusa Line (都営地下鉄浅草線, Toei Chikatetsu Asakusa-sen) is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between Nishi-magome in Ōta and Oshiage in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes.