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Event religious East Asia

Sensō-ji

645 CE

Tokyo's oldest temple in Asakusa, dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon and approached through the famous Kaminarimon thunder…

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Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan

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Sensō-ji

645 CE – still standing

Tokyo's oldest temple in Asakusa, dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon and approached through the famous Kaminarimon thunder gate

Standing in 645 CE

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