Cherry Blossom Time in Japan - 2015


4. Hozomon Gate at Senso-ji

The Hozomon gate is the entrance to the Senso-ji temple complex in the old Tokyo district of Asakusa. Its famous paper lantern is 3.9 metres tall and is painted in vivid red-and-black tones to suggest thunderclouds and lightning.


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