Sensō-ji
Sensō-ji, is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion.
- Buddhist temple
- …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours: 6:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
- Address: 1, 浅草二丁目, 台東区, 111-0032
- Also known as“Asakusa Kannon”“Kinryū-zan Sensōji”“Sensō-ji Temple”“Храм Сенсодзи 金龍山 浅草寺”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Asakusa Station and Kaminarimon.
Asakusa Station
Railway station
Kaminarimon
The Kaminarimon is the outer of two large entrance… Kaminarimon is situated 260 metres south of Sensō-ji.
Asakusa Shrine
Shinto shrine
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanakawado and Kaminarimon.
Sensō-ji
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Latitude
35.71345° or 35° 42′ 48″ north
Longitude
139.79595° or 139° 47′ 45″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPQ7W+99
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Waray—“Sensō-ji” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sensō-ji”
- Chinese: “浅草寺”
- Chinese: “淺草寺”
- Chinese: “金龍山淺草寺”
- Chinese: “雷門”
- Dutch: “Sensō-ji”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سينسو جى”
- Finnish: “Senso-ji”
- Finnish: “Sensō-ji”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Asakusa”
- French: “Sensō-ji”
- French: “temple Sensō”
- French: “Temple Sensō”
- Galician: “Sensō-ji”
- German: “Asakusa-Kannon-Tempel”
- German: “Asakusa-Schrein”
- German: “Kinryu-zan Senso-ji”
- German: “Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji”
- German: “Senso-ji”
- German: “Sensō-ji”
- German: “Sensoji”
- German: “Sensōji”
- Greek: “Σένσο-τζι”
- Hebrew: “מקדש סנסוג’י”
- Hindi: “सेन्सो-जी”
- Hungarian: “Szenszódzsi”
- Indonesian: “Sensō-ji”
- Indonesian: “sensoji”
- Italian: “Senso-ji”
- Italian: “Sensō-ji”
- Japanese: “Sensōji”
- Japanese: “せんそうじ”
- Japanese: “伝法院”
- Japanese: “天台宗聖観音宗”
- Japanese: “浅草寺”
- Japanese: “浅草観音”
- Japanese: “淺草寺”
- Japanese: “聖観音宗”
- Japanese: “金竜山浅草寺”
- Japanese: “金龍山浅草寺”
- Korean: “센소 사”
- Korean: “센소사”
- Korean: “센소우지”
- Korean: “센소지”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Chhián-chháu-sī”
- Persian: “معبد سنسوجی”
- Polish: “Sensō-ji”
- Portuguese: “çl”
- Portuguese: “Templo Sensoji”
- Romanian: “Sensō-ji”
- Russian: “Сэнсо-дзи”
- Russian: “Сэнсодзи”
- Scots: “Sensō-ji”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sensō-ji”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sensoji”
- Slovenian: “Senso-dži”
- Spanish: “Sensō-ji”
- Spanish: “Sensoji”
- Spanish: “Templo Senso-ji”
- Spanish: “Templo Sensoji”
- Spanish: “Templo Sensōji”
- Swedish: “Senso-ji”
- Swedish: “Sensô-ji”
- Swedish: “Sensō-ji”
- Swedish: “Sensoji-templet”
- Swedish: “Sensoji”
- Swedish: “Sensôji”
- Thai: “เซ็นโซจิ”
- Thai: “วัดเซนโซ”
- Thai: “วัดเซนโซจิ”
- Thai: “วัดอาซะกุซ่า”
- Thai: “วัดอาซากูซะ”
- Turkish: “Sensō-ji”
- Ukrainian: “Асакусадера”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Сенсо”
- Ukrainian: “Сенсодзі”
- Vietnamese: “Chùa Sensō”
- Vietnamese: “Sensō-ji”
- Vietnamese: “Thiển Thảo tự”
- Waray (Philippines): “Sensō-ji”
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