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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

A big paper lantern is folded up at the Kaminarimon gate in Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakua area on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approaching Typhoon Ampil in eastern Japan.

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Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 26, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kaminarimon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 26, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kaminarimon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 26, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kaminarimon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

Tourists walk in front of the Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb 15, 2024, as Japan experienced spring-like warmth.

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Heavy snowfall in Tokyo

People walk amid falling snow in front of the Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb. 5, 2024.

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Tokyo's Asakusa area ahead of New Year

People flock to the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Dec. 30, 2022, ahead of New Year's Day.

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Asakusa Samba Carnival

TOKYO, Japan - A dancer in colorful costume performs in the Asakusa Samba Carnival in front of the Kaminarimon Gate leading to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Aug. 25. Around 4,500 dancers are taking part in the event.

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Tourists visit Senso-ji temple in Asakusa under heavy snow

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo at the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) of the Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, under a record-breaking heavy fall of snow on Feb. 8, 2014, with other tourists passing by.

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Snow blankets many parts of Japan, disrupting traffic

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists walk with umbrellas in front of the Kaminarimon leading to Sensoji, a Buddhist temple and popular tourist spot, in central Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2014, as wide areas of Japan were hit by heavy snow.

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Foreign travelers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists pose with Japanese students on a school excursion in front of the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Dec. 11, 2013. Japan is likely to achieve its goal of drawing 10 million foreign travelers in 2013 as government data showed the same day that the number of foreign visitors to Japan totaled about 9.5 million between January and November.

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New lantern

TOKYO, Japan - A new 3.9-meter-tall, 700-kilogram lantern is installed at the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Nov. 18, 2013, in the first replacement in 10 years.

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Dancers perform in front of Sensoji Temple gate

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's STAS dancing team perform a line dance in front of the Kaminarimon Gate at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Oct. 16. The team is mainly organized by members of Shochiku Kageki Dan, which disbanded 12 years ago.

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Snow dusts central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists pose for a photo at Kaminarimon in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Jan. 23 as a rare snowfall thinly covered central Tokyo for the first time this winter.

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First Tokyo Marathon held in rain

TOKYO, Japan - Runners taking part in the first Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 18 head toward the Kaminarimon Gate (in back) in the Asakusa district.

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Tokyo's Sanja festival draws huge crowds

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists and locals pack the streets of Tokyo's Asakusa district as portable shrines are carried through the Kaminarimon Gate in the annual Sanja festival processionon May 21.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-SNOW

(220210) -- TOKYO, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2022 shows the Kaminarimon Gate at Asakusa's Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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THE VOICE OF TOKYO

Hato Bus, foreigner, English announcement, bus guide, sightseeing, Tokyo Tower, sightseeing bus, Imperial Palace, National Stadium, National Diet, Asakusa, Kaminarimon, kimono=Date:April, 1974, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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COVID-19 restrictions on eateries lifted in Tokyo

People pose for photos in front of the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa area as COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars are lifted in the capital the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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Tokyo's Sanja festival draws huge crowds

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists and locals pack the streets of Tokyo's Asakusa district as portable shrines are carried through the Kaminarimon Gate in the annual Sanja festival processionon May 21. (Kyodo)

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First Tokyo Marathon held in rain

TOKYO, Japan - Runners taking part in the first Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 18 head toward the Kaminarimon Gate (in back) in the Asakusa district. (Kyodo)

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The STAS dance troupe

TOKYO, Japan - The STAS dance troupe, all former members of the Shochiku Revue Troupe, perform a can-can piece at a stage in Kaminarimon, in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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Foreign tourists at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate

Foreign tourists take a selfie at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign tourists at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate

Foreign tourists take a selfie at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign tourists at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate

Foreign tourists take a selfie at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photos from Tokyo Marathon

Runners pass by Kaminarimon, the first of two large gates leading to Sensjoji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district, during the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 22, 2015. About 36,000 runners took part in the race, while about 10,000 police and security officers kept guard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sensoji's Kaminarimon Gate with crowd of people

People gather near the Kaminarimon Gate of Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district, one of Tokyo's popular tourist spots, on Jan. 17, 2015.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asakusa Samba Carnival

TOKYO, Japan - A dancer in colorful costume performs in the Asakusa Samba Carnival in front of the Kaminarimon Gate leading to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Aug. 25. Around 4,500 dancers are taking part in the event. (Kyodo)

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Snow dusts central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists pose for a photo at Kaminarimon in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Jan. 23 as a rare snowfall thinly covered central Tokyo for the first time this winter. (Kyodo)

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Dancers perform in front of Sensoji Temple gate

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's STAS dancing team perform a line dance in front of the Kaminarimon Gate at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Oct. 16. The team is mainly organized by members of Shochiku Kageki Dan, which disbanded 12 years ago. (Kyodo)

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Asakusa-dori Avenue

Like photograph #2276, this is a northern view from the entrance of Nakamise, the present location of Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate). The shopping area between Kaminarimon and Niomon is called Nakamise. Legend has it that the priests of Sensoji Temple asked the local people to keep the temple grounds clean and in return gave them permission to set up shops there. Buildings of brick construction were erected in 1885 in imitation of the Ginza Street. Probably taken around 1896.==Date:1904, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐99‐0]

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Postquake 'self-restraint' hits Japan's tourism

TOKYO, Japan - People visit Asakusa's Kaminarimon gate and shopping arcade, a famous tourist spot in Tokyo, on April 11, 2011. Though the place is usually crowded with foreign tourists, fewer of them have visited since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Coronavirus surge in Japan

People wearing face masks walk on a street leading to the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Dec. 12, 2020. Tokyo confirmed a record 621 cases of daily coronavirus infections the same day as Japan struggles to cope with a virus resurgence.

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Japan after lifting of inter-prefecture travel restriction

Tokyo major sightseeing spot Kaminarimon Gate in the Asakusa area is crowded with people on June 21, 2020, on the first weekend after an inter-prefecture coronavirus travel restriction was lifted on June 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan after lifting of inter-prefecture travel restriction

Tokyo major sightseeing spot Kaminarimon Gate in the Asakusa area is crowded with people on June 21, 2020, on the first weekend after an inter-prefecture coronavirus travel restriction was lifted on June 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New lantern installed at Tokyo's Senso-ji temple

Photo taken April 17, 2020, shows a new 3.9-meter-tall, 700-kilogram lantern installed at the Kaminarimon gate of Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New lantern installed at Tokyo's Senso-ji temple

Photo taken April 17, 2020, shows a new 3.9-meter-tall, 700-kilogram lantern installed at the Kaminarimon gate of Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New lantern installed at Tokyo's Senso-ji temple

Photo taken April 17, 2020, shows a new 3.9-meter-tall, 700-kilogram lantern installed at the Kaminarimon gate of Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of a sweltering summer day in Tokyo

The Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district is crowded with people on a hot day on July 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of a sweltering summer day in Tokyo

Tourists visit the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa district, a popular tourist spot, on a hot summer day on July 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo sees 1st recorded snow accumulation in November

Visitors walk through the Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji Temple, a tourist spot in Tokyo's Asakusa district, on Nov. 24, 2014, amid snow. Snow fell in Tokyo and other parts of eastern Japan, the first snow accumulation in the capital in November since 1875 when the government started collecting statistics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign visitors to Japan this year have already hit record: gov't

Foreign tourists pose for a photo in front of the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa district in this file photo taken Feb. 8, 2016. The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2016 has already surpassed the previous year's 19.74 million record, topping 20 million in only 10 months, the Japan Tourism Agency said Oct. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bunraku performers gather in Tokyo's Asakusa district

Performers of bunraku, a Japanese traditional puppet show, pose for photos at the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Oct. 14, 2016, prior to their staging at the major tourist site in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo