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New Year's Day in Tokyo

A police officer directs people at Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

A police officer directs people at Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

Police officers stand guard around Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan, May 17 Kyodo - People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on May 18, 2024.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on May 18, 2024.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

A street leading to Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 27, 2024, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A mikoshi (portable shrine) carried by local people is paraded under the Kaminari Gate of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa in central Tokyo on May 17, 2014, during the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival) on May 17, 2014. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried through the area on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan.

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Sanja festival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Portable shrines pass through Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 18, 2013, during the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of Japan's biggest festivals.

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Samba carnival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Women dance a samba during the Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Aug. 25, 2012. The Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple can be seen in the background to the left. The annual samba carnival was cancelled the previous year due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (C), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses for photos with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R) in front of the Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, before parading to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September.

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Tokyo condos shutting doors on home-sharing lodging businesses

Foreign travelers flock to the Kaminari Gate in the Asakusa district of central Tokyo on June 8, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sensoji Temple

Sensoji, the oldest Kannon worshipping temple in Japan, dates back to the days of the Empress Suiko in 628. The photo is the view through the Kaminari Gate with the main gate and five-story pagoda. The 100 Edo scenes by Hiroshige include a print with the same structure.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number36‐24‐0]

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Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (C), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses for photos with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R) in front of the Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, before parading to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Marathon

Runners pass the Kaminari Gate at Sensoji Temple during the annual Tokyo Marathon on March 3, 2019, near the 15-kilometer mark. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kaminari-mon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa

Photo taken April 16, 2020, shows the Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district. Giant lanterns have been removed from the gate to install new ones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant lantern for temple in Tokyo's Asakusa

A new giant lantern for Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa is unveiled at a workshop in Kyoto on April 8, 2020, ahead of its installation on April 17. The lantern measures 3.9 meters in height and 3.3 meters in width, and weighs about 700 kilograms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant lantern for temple in Tokyo's Asakusa

A new giant lantern for Kaminari-mon gate at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa is unveiled at a workshop in Kyoto on April 8, 2020, ahead of its installation on April 17. The lantern measures 3.9 meters in height and 3.3 meters in width, and weighs about 700 kilograms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics

Photo taken with a fisheye lens on May 22, 2019, shows tourists posing for a photo in front of the Kaminari Gate at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, part of the marathon course for the 2020 Olympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Shogo Nakamura (R) and Yuki Sato of Japan run near the Kaminari Gate at Sensoji Temple during the annual Tokyo Marathon on March 3, 2019, near the 15-kilometer mark. Nakamura and Sato will be competing in the Marathon Grand Championship to be qualified for the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Shogo Nakamura (center R) and Yuki Sato (center L) of Japan pass the Kaminari Gate at Sensoji Temple during the annual Tokyo Marathon on March 3, 2019, near the 15-kilometer mark. Nakamura and Sato will be competing in the Marathon Grand Championship to be qualified for the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Suguru Osako (L), Japanese national marathon record holder, passes the Kaminari Gate at Sensoji Temple during the annual Tokyo Marathon on March 3, 2019, near the 15-kilometer mark. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Runners pass the Kaminari Gate at Sensoji Temple during the annual Tokyo Marathon on March 3, 2019, near the 15-kilometer mark. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo