25 March 2010

Tokyo, Nice to Meet you! Part 2 – Sensoji Shrine

Day 2 at Tokyo today, RISE AND SHINE!!!

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Our first destination today, Sensoji Shrine!

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This temple is located 5 mins away from Asakusa Train Station, very popular with tourists!so hard to get a picture of the temple without anyone inside it! haha…

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I believe this should be the most popular spot to take picture!

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stepping into the tourists heaven! Loads of souvenir shops there!

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some items on sale there…

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So pretty….
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Check out the colourful ice cream! LOVE……!

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approaching the pagoda first!

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supersize sandal on the wall!

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Amulet from the Shrine! I got the red one!

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You may pay 100yen to draw the divine lots!

Fred not if you have a bad one, just tie them to this shelf! The shrine will chant for you to remove the bad luck!

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No pictures of the temple because it was quite dark inside and there were some construction going on.

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Statue of this General outside the temple. Japanese were drinking waters from it but I dare not try la!

NEXT up……Tsukiji Fish Market!!! The most delicious sea urchin sushi I have ever tasted!

2 comments:

fufu said...

wow... i wanna go back to japan.... >< miss everything there

Sheryl0202 said...

Fufu, go back again when you can la! Who knows I might be able to meet up with you in Japan? hehe