New Year's Day, 3am, Senso-ji, Asakusa

It's customary to visit one's local Buddhist shrine on New Year's Day (literally right after midnight) to pay respects to the Buddhist gods and hope for a prosperous new year. Well, right now, this just happens to be my local shrine!

There was quite an atmosphere around it, and the gojuunotou (five-storey pagoda) looked particularly beautiful with the moon behind it. It was odd to be there at a time when there were virtually no tourists present, too!

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• せんそうじ
• 浅草寺
• きんりゅうざんせんそうじ
• 金龍山浅草寺
• あさくさ
• 浅草
• taito
• taitou
• taito-ku
• taitou-ku
• たいとう
• 台東
• たいとうく
• 台東区
• とうきょう
• tokyo
• 東京