(2)Sensoji Temple lit up as symbol of downtown Tokyo

(2)Sensoji Temple lit up as symbol of downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district is lit up Oct. 1 to serve as a nighttime symbol of downtown Tokyo as the Japanese capital celebrates the 400th anniversary of the start of the Edo shogunate.

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