Capture: You Know What They Say About Big Feet (Sensoji Temple Sandal)
Sensoji Temple (Sensō-ji) is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan. It’s Tokyo’s oldest temple, and one of its most significant. In a city full of contemporary and cosmopolitan scenery, Sensoji serves as one of Tokyo’s traditional timestamps. Legend says that in 628 AD, two brothers went fishing and caught a small statue Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy (and also the name for Canon camera), out of the Sumida River. Despite they put the statue back into the river, it would always return to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built...
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Layer upon glowing layer, Tokyo has a heartbeat of its own. “Kami” is the Shinto word for ‘life force‘ or ‘spirit.’ It is the intangible layer that binds all things – both natural and man-made; both traditional and contemporary. From Shinto shrines to skyscrapers, or pink kimonos to pink hair, there is no better place to experience this vibrant aliveness than in the metropolis known as Tokyo. MINOTAUR RECOMMENDATIONS Culture: Tokyo is broken into many, many districts: Akibahara – “Electric City;” Omotesando – high-end shopping district, Shibuya, Ginza, etc....
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