Sensoji

Sensoji is a large temple which houses a famous statue of the Buddha of Mercy, Kannon. However, no one is allowed to see it except the monks, so it may not even exist. It was hauled out of a river by two fisherman, and has been housed at the temple ever since.

To get to the temple we entered the Kaminarimon, which has two protector devils on each side. Leading on is a street filled with shops, some tacky and some tasteful. The amount of people visiting parks and temples on any weekend in Tokyo is enormous. You can hardly move, and it's even worse with a stroller. You just get used to ricocheting off one person and into another.

The temple itself is massive, but looks pretty similar to any other Buddhist temple. Out the front is a large pot of sand and ash where people can burn incense. You'll see people trying to wash themselves with the smoke, which is thought to bring good health. Outside temples there is always a fountain with some ladles to wash yourself, but Sensoji has a rather impressive man holding a dragon statue complete with dragon head fonts.

We let Alice run wild and meet other Jkids. As usual, me and Bek were like ghosts, being neither seen nor heard. A chocolate banana was had, and we tried to make the child sleep to no avail. She hates sleeping. Sleeping means not moving.

Sensoji also has a five storey pagoda, it looks nice but I don't know much about it.

We also saw two temple cats.