Asakusa Shrine, Shinto shrine in Asakusa district, Japan.
Asakusa Shrine is a place of worship next to the Buddhist temple Sensō-ji in the Asakusa district. The buildings follow the Ishi-no-ma-zukuri style with connected halls under shared roofs of dark timber.
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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