Asakusa Shrine

Asakusa Shrine

Infobox Shinto shrine
name = Asakusa Shrine
浅草神社



caption =
type =
dedication = Hinokuma Hamanari
Hinokuma Takenari
Hajino Nakatomo
Ebisu [cite web |url=http://www.asakusa-e.com/ken/ken_e.htm |title=Asakusa Watch |accessdate=2008-03-07 |work=asakusa-e.com]
founded = 1649
closed =
founder = Tokugawa Iemitsu
priest =
address = 2-26-1, Asakusa, Taitō-ku
Tokyo 111-0032
phone = +81 (03) 3844-1575
website = http://www.asakusajinja.jp/english/
nihongo|Asakusa Shrine|浅草神社|Asakusa-jinja, also know as Sanja-sama ("Shrine of the Three Gods"), is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in Tokyo, Japan.cite web |url=http://www.mytravelguide.com/attractions/profile-79065205-Japan_Tokyo_Asakusa_Shrine.html |title=Asakusa Shrine |accessdate=2008-03-07 |work=MyTravelGuide] Located in Asakusa, the shrine honors the three men who founded the Sensō-ji. Asakusa Shrine is part of a larger grouping of sacred buildings in the area. It can be found on the east side of the Sensō-ji down a street marked by a large stone "torii".

History

An example of the "Gongen" style of architecture, Asakusa Shrine was commissioned by Tokugawa Iemitsu and constructed in 1649 during Japan's Edo Period. cite web |url=http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3001.html |title=Sensoji |accessdate=2008-03-06| work=japan-guide.com] It was constructed in order to honor the three men who established and constructed the Sensō-ji. The legend states that two brothers, fishermen named Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari, found a bosatsu Kannon statuette caught in a fishing-net in the Sumida River on May 17, 628. cite web |url=http://www.worldgreatestsites.com/sensoji.htm |title=Asakusa Kannon (Sensoji Temple) |accessdate=2008-03-06 |work=World Greatest Sites]

The third man, a wealthy landlord named Hajino Nakatomo, heard about the discovery and approached the brothers to whom he delivered an impassioned sermon about the Buddha. The brothers were very impressed and subsequently converted to the Buddhist religion. The Kannon statue was consecrated in a small temple by the landlord and the brothers who thereafter devoted their lives to preaching the way of Buddhism.cite web |url=http://www.asakusajinja.jp/english/ |title=Asakusa Shrine |accessdate=2008-03-21] This temple is now known as the Sensō-ji. Asakusa Shrine was built in order to worship these men as deities. The shrine and its surrounding area and buildings have also been the site of many Shinto and Buddhist festivals for centuries. The most important and famous of these festivals is Sanja Matsuri, held in late May.

Unlike many other structures in the area, including the Sensō-ji, the shrine (along with the Nitenmon) survived the Tokyo air raids of 1945. Because of this rich history, it was designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government in 1951. [cite web |url=http://www.asakusajinja.jp/asakusajinja/syaden.html |title=社殿について |accessdate=2008-03-21 |language=Japanese]

See also

*Kaminarimon
*Hōzōmon
*List of Shinto shrines

References


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