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Asakusa
Sign in to savethumb|The , with its giant , the outer gate of Sensō-ji temple thumb|Sensō-ji at night thumb|upright|Aerial view of Asakusa
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- Instance of
- historical region
- Country
- Japan
- Body of water
- Sumida River
- Image
- Day2-2 (40909714314).jpg
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- Commons category
- Asakusa
- topic's main category
- Category:Asakusa
- time of earliest written record
- 1181-00-00
- name in kana
- あさくさ
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Food and drink
- Carnival
- {{Transliteration|ja|Sanja Matsuri}}
- Transportation
- Education
- In art and literature
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thumb|The , with its giant , the outer gate of Sensō-ji temple thumb|Sensō-ji at night thumb|upright|Aerial view of Asakusa
is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals, such as .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asakusa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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