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Hi everyone! My name is Rin and it's Awa and I'll be recording from Asakusa!
I'll be recording in English and Japanese, so if you want to learn about Asakusa, please watch this video!
Asakusa developed as an entertainment district during the Edo period.
The location, which is close to the center of business in Edo, was also the reason for attracting many people, things and money.
Recently, Asakusa is very popular with foreign visitors due to the many traditional Japanese sites which resemble the Edo period.
Actually, Kaminari-mon is one of the wars in Asakusa.
I'd like to eat this Kaminari-mon!
Wow!
I can see Nukamise-dori.
And if you look back...
Ta-dah! It's called Fuuraijin-mon.
Kaminari-mon is actually called Fuuraijin-mon.
Now, let's take a walk in Nukamise-dori!
Thank you!
It's not cold.
I don't know where I'm going. I don't know what's going on.
So, the Nakamise Dori is one of the oldest shopping streets, shotengai, in Japan.
As the Edo period started, the population of the Edo city increased, also increasing the number of customers coming to the Nakamise Dori.
Therefore, more shops with foods and souvenirs opened.
Nakamise Dori is now one of the most organized temple towns in Japan.
I'm getting hungry, so I'd like to eat something.
I'd like to eat something like "kingyo-yaki" or "mochi" or something like that.
In the end, I was so hungry.
I bought this.
It's called "mokaki".
It's mochi with soy sauce.
Itadakimasu!
It's so hot!
It was really embarrassing.
The people pulling the rickshaws were looking at me and talking to themselves.
Well, I hope I can get used to it in the future.
We're almost at Sensoji.
We're at Sensoji!
This is not part of Sensō-ji, but this is where the main buildings are.
As I said before, Sensō-ji is a temple, so it's a Buddhist religious site.
It contains of a lot of buildings and that in front of us is the main building.
But then, actually, the main thing of the religious site is the pagoda.
That's where the remains of Buddha is thought to be buried,
so that's why they made it tall so everyone can look at it and everyone would know where it is.
Okay, I'm gonna go wish my luck for my future.
So, just wait for me there.
Okay, so I'm gonna get my omikuji.
I'm gonna put it in.
56, 56, 56, 56.
Ah, I found 56.
Okay, I'm gonna pull it out.
Ta-dah!
What is it?
I'm gonna check it out.
Ta-dah!
Shōkichi!
Ah, Shuei Shōkichi, isn't it?
It is the final small Christian.
It is said that there is joy and sadness in life.
Happiness and troubles come one after another.
Fortune and damage doesn't leave one by one.
Hmm, so it's so-so. I'll keep it.
I hope good things will happen to me.
In Japan, there are two religions, Shinto and Buddhism.
Shinto started in Japan before the importation of Buddhism.
Usually, the importation of religion ends in conflict.
However, the adaption went well and religious sites of Shinto and Buddhism are in the same place.
Okay, so what is unique about this temple is there's a Shinto shrine inside Senso-ji, which is a Buddhist religious site.
So, this is the unique part that I said before.
Shinto and Buddhism went together very well.
So that's why there's a Shinto shrine inside the temple.
Isn't that very unique?
Alright, so I've enjoyed Asakusa for a day, or maybe not a day, but since it's filming day, it's been a few minutes, but I think I've been able to experience a lot of Japanese culture.
Because I've been shooting this, but it was a fantastic experience since I could experience so much Japanese culture!
Okay, so I hope you guys can come to Asakusa when you come to Tokyo!
If you come to Tokyo, please come and visit Asakusa!