Asakusa Shrine, Shinto shrine in Asakusa district, Japan.
Asakusa Shrine stands just east of Sensō-ji's main hall in Asakusa. Its gongen-zukuri style joins the worship hall, offering hall and main sanctuary under one roof. The 1649 worship hall has a seven-bay front, a three-bay veranda and a hip-and-gable roof covered in dark tiles; the facade is red with gold accents.
The shrine was built in 1649 under Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu as a place to honor the three founders of Sensō-ji. The wooden structures survived the World War II bombings and received status as an Important Cultural Property in 1951.
The name honors three fishermen who found a golden statue in the Sumida River and started the foundation of Sensō-ji. Today worshippers visit for blessings and good fortune, while red wooden structures and carved details recall traditional places of devotion.
The site is reached through a stone torii gate near the main temple Sensō-ji at 2-26-1 Asakusa in Taito Ward. The grounds can be explored on foot and lie close to the busy Nakamise shopping street.
This shrine and one other building in the area remained as the only survivors after the air raids of 1945. Visitors today still see the original timber beams and carvings from the 17th century.
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