Okay, what is this place?
Senso-ji
Okay, what is it?
It's a temple.
Yes.
For what?
Do I need to explain the history?
Do you know the history?
Nope.
Then you don't need to explain it!
Hey guys, today we are going to Temple which is Senso-ji. It's located in Tokyo.
In the heart of downtown Tokyo lies its oldest Temple - Senso-ji.
The original Temple was constructed in 625 but was destroyed during World War 2.
Legend states that in 628, two brothers found a statue of Kannon, goddess of mercy, floating in the river.
Realizing the sanctity of the find, the village built a Temple allowing the community to come and worship in this holy place.
This is that Temple.
Accessing Senso-ji requires you to pass through several gates, The first gate is called Kaminarimon, or "Thunder Gate".
Fujin (god of wind) guards one side of the gate.
While Raijin (god of thunder) guards the other.
Between the 1st and 2nd gate lies Nakamise - a place where you can find many Japanese souvenirs.
The second gate is Houzou-Mon, or "Treasure House Gate" which allows you to enter the inner complex.
A five story pagoda stands in the same courtyard.
Ni-Ou (guardian deity) stands guard at the inner gate.
They are carved from Cypress trees, standing 5.45 meter (18 feet) tall and weigh 1000 kilograms (2200 pounds) each.
Those are Japanese slippers.
Mmm Hmm
Who do they belong to? Those Guardians?
They've got pretty big feet.
Big? Huh? How can I say?
Big feet!
No, I mean...Big...
Big...
Big monkey.
Big monkeys?
Bigfoot!
Oh Bigfoot!
Yeah, Bigfoot.
There you go.
Like that big?
Yeah! No.
No, he's like a giant human.
It's not like a giant, giant.
Giant, giant.
Incense?
Yeah, this is like if something bad and you want to kill...
It gets some smoke.
Ah!
When visiting a Temple or Shrine, you may partake in a purification cleanse using the ladles and water at the Temple fountain.
This is the Temple
You can present your offering and say a prayer.
The Temple has a beautiful Japanese Garden as well.
Okay, so for those who may not be aware, the mark here is actually a symbol for
peace and a lot of people are very get very confused because it looks very
similar to the Nazi symbol of Nazi Germany, so when I first saw it on a
friend's car, who is from India and is also a Buddhist like this temple, it
threw me off for a little bit of a loop, but I quickly learned that these symbols
are actually not the same. So if you come across it, make sure you know which one
it, is and which one it isn't.
Don't pee in the park.
No, don't pee in the Temple.
Oh, don't pee in the temple!
Don't bring your wiener dogs to the temples to pee people!
So Chihuahua's are ok?
Chihuahua's are fine!
I don't know!
But they say buildings, so...
Oh.
So on the floor or the ground is ok.
Well a dogs got to pee somewhere right?
Yeah.
Alright everyone, well I want to thank you
so much for checking out this temple with us. As you can see, it was so
amazing, it is unreal.
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Filmed September 2018