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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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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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SUMMER SOUNDS

SUMMER SOUNDS, Sanja Festival, Asakusa, Sensoji Temple, Nakamise Street, masks, mikoshi, portable shrine=Date:June 1, 1994, Place:Asakusa,Tokyo,JAPAN

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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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Temporary kabuki theater planned in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actors Nakamura Kankuro (R) and Nakamura Shichinosuke show at a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 23, 2014, an artist's image of a makeshift playhouse to be set up in the precincts of Sensoji Temple in downtown Tokyo for the Heisei Nakamura-za company's kabuki performances in April-May 2015.

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Foreign passenger arrivals in Japan top 10 million in Oct.

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists visit the Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Oct. 22, 2014. The number of foreign visitors to Japan this year is estimated to have topped 10 million in October, with the number for the whole of 2014 almost certain to surpass the current record of 10.36 million logged in 2013, the Japan National Tourism Agency said the same day.

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Asakusa Samba Carnival

TOKYO, Japan - The annual Asakusa Samba Carnival is held near the Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Aug. 23, 2014, with some 4,700 dancers taking part.

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Asakusa Samba Carnival

TOKYO, Japan - The annual Asakusa Samba Carnival is held near the Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Aug. 23, 2014, with some 4,700 dancers taking part.

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Chinese lantern plant market in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman picks up Chinese lantern plants on the premises of Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo on July 9, 2014, during the "Hozuki-Ichi," or Chinese lantern plant market, a popular seasonal event for summer.

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Chinese lantern plant market in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A shopper selects Chinese lantern plants on the premises of Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, on July 9, 2014, during the "Hozuki-Ichi," or Chinese lantern plant market, a popular seasonal event for summer.

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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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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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Lantern plant market

TOKYO, Japan - Women visit a market selling Physalis alkekengi, also called Chinese lantern plant, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 9, 2013.

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Lantern plant market

TOKYO, Japan - A market selling Physalis alkekengi, also called Chinese lantern plant, begins at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 9, 2013.

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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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Sanja festival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A portable shrine is carried in the Sensoji temple precinct in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 18, 2013, during the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of Japan's biggest festivals.

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Sanja festival in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A portable shrine is carried in the Sensoji temple precinct 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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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in purple on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day. Sensoji temple can be seen in the foreground.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in blue on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day. Sensoji temple can be seen in the foreground.

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Sensoji in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 7, 2011, shows Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (2nd from R), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (2nd from L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R), during a parade near Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, 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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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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Lantern plant market

TOKYO, Japan - A two-day market selling Physalis alkekengi, also called Chinese lantern plant, begins as an annual event at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on July 9, 2010.

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Lantern plant market

TOKYO, Japan - A two-day market selling Physalis alkekengi, also called Chinese lantern plant, begins as an annual event at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on July 9, 2010.

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Panda bus offers free rides to sightseers in Tokyo's Asakusa district

TOKYO, Japan - A bus in the shape of a giant panda runs under the gate of Imado Shrine in Tokyo's Asakusa district on April 9, 2010. The bus offers free rides on a circular route stopping at eight main tourist spots in the district including the Thunder Gate of Sensoji Temple, the old Hanayashiki amusement park and Imado Shrine, popular among young women who believe it can help them to tie the knot.

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Annual Hozuki Fair begins in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The two-day annual ''Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Fair,'' which heralds the arrival of summer, begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo on July 9, with some 180 vendors taking part. About 600,000 people are expected to come to the event.

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Annual Hozuki Fair begins in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The two-day annual ''Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Fair,'' which heralds the arrival of summer, begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo on July 9, with some 180 vendors taking part. About 600,000 people are expected to come to the event.

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

TOKYO, Japan - Students on a school excursion wear masks as they go sightseeing at Sensoji Temple, a tourist attraction in downtown Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two 16-year-old girls in Tokyo and its vicinity became the first new-flu cases outside of western Japan.

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 292

TOKYO, Japan - Students on a school excursion wear masks as they go sightseeing at Sensoji Temple, a tourist attraction in downtown Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two 16-year-old girls in Tokyo and its vicinity became the first new-flu cases outside of western Japan.

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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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Annual Hozuki Fair begins in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The two-day annual ''Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Fair,'' which heralds the arrival of summer, begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 9, with some 250 vendors taking part.

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Annual Hozuki Fair begins in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A woman puts a wind bell on a Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) in the annual Hozuki Fair that begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 9, with some 250 vendors taking part.

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Battledore market opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A market for traditional Japanese battledores opens on the compound of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district Dec. 17, heralding the coming of the end of the year. Among the battledores is one featuring ''Hanikami Oji'' (Bashful Prince), the nickname of amateur teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa. Some 300,000 people are expected to visit the market during a three-day run.

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Red Bull F1 racing car on display in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - An F1 racing car of Austria's Red Bull Racing team is displayed at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Sept. 19. The car will take part in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sept. 28-30.

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Annual 'Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Fair' to begin in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The annual ''Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Fair'' begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 9, with some 250 vendors taking part. About 60,000 people are expected to come to the two-day event.

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Annual 'Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Fair' to begin in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The annual ''Hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) Fair'' begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 9, with some 250 vendors taking part. About 60,000 people are expected to come to the two-day event.

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Annual Sanja festival held in Tokyo's Asakusa district

TOKYO, Japan - Portable shrines are carried in the Sensoji Temple precinct in Tokyo's Asakusa district May 20 during the annual Sanja festival, one of Tokyo's three main festivals.

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Chinese lantern plants put on sale in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Some 250 shops begin selling potted Chinese lantern plants at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 9.

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Ground cherry fair begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An annual ground cherry fair, a summer feature of downtown Tokyo, begins in the precincts of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 9, with some 200 vendors taking part. Some 600,000 people are expected to visit the two-day event.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the premises of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa on May 15 as the annual Sanja Festival, one of the metropols' three major festivals dating back to the Edo period (1600-1865), climaxes with a parade of some 100 mikoshi (portable shrines).

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Monkey cutout displayed at Tokyo's Asakusa district

TOKYO, Japan - With the 'Year of the Monkey' beginning Jan. 1, a large monkey cutout is displayed in the 'Nakamise' shopping arcade in the Sensoji Temple compound in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Dec. 31.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui featured on 'hagoita'

TOKYO, Japan - Merchants begin selling this year's ''hagoita'' --- ornamental wooden bats -- at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Dec. 17. Photo shows (from L to R) bats depicting New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui and former Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino.

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

TOKYO, Japan - People visit Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district which was 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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(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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New lantern installed at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple

TOKYO, Japan - A new lantern, a symbol of Tokyo's Asakusa district, is displayed at Sensoji Temple in an unveiling ceremony on Aug. 3. The lantern was replaced for the first time in 11 years to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, the former name of Tokyo.

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Ground cherry fair begins at Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - An annual ground cherry fair begins at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward on July 9, with some 250 vendors taking part. About 600,000 visitors are expected to come to the two-day event.