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Updated: April 1, 2024

Celebration of the Appearance of the Bodhisattva Kannon (Honzon Jigen-e), Sensoji Temple 浅草寺 本尊示現会

2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo
2024-3-18

Note: The 2024 installment of this event has already taken place.

On March 18 in the year 628, two brothers discovered a small Buddhist statue while fishing on the Sumidagawa River. When they presented the statue to their lord, Haji-no-Nakatomo, he realized it was a statue of the bodhisattva Kannon. Haji-no-Nakatomo entered the priesthood, turned his mansion into a temple, and became devoutly religious.

This is the origin story of Sensoji Temple, and it's retold and celebrated through the Asakusa Kannon Jigen-e ritual.

Sensoji Temple's full honorific name is Kinryuzan Sensoji, "Kinryuzan" meaning "golden dragon mountain." This title was inspired by Kannon's manifestation as the golden dragon, a Buddhist protector who came down from heaven. This is why the Kinryu-no-Mai (Golden Dragon Dance) is performed in the temple precincts on the same day as this ritual.

How to Get There

  • Asakusa Station | 5 min on foot
    Tobu Isesaki Line | Tokyo Metro lines | Toei lines | Tsukuba Express

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