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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 is close to the center of business in Edo, but it's 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.
Asakusa is also a popular tourist spot, so if you want to experience Asakusa, please come to Asakusa!
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 wonder what's famous, such as ginyo-yaki.
I'd like to eat something like mochi.
It looks delicious.
I was so hungry.
I bought this.
It's called okaki.
It's mochi with soy sauce.
It's okaki.
Let's eat.
It's so hot.
It was so embarrassing.
The people pulling the wheelchairs were looking at me.
I was embarrassed to talk to them while I was alone.
I hope I can get used to it from now on.
We're almost at the war zone.
We've arrived at the war zone!
It contains a lot of buildings and that in front of us is the main building.
And 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 going to go wish my luck for my future.
So just wait for me there.
Now that the prayer is over, I'm going to put in my fortune.
Okay, so I'm going to get my fortune.
I'm going to put in 100 yen.
I'm going to put in 56 yen.
I got 56 yen.
I'm going to put in 100 yen.
What is it?
I'd like to see it over here.
Ta-da!
SHOKICHI
It's SUE SHOKICHI.
It is the final small fortune.
Happiness and troubles come one after another.
Fortune and damage visit you one by one.
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?
I'm going to go inside.
I've been enjoying Asakusa for a day.
Well, it's not a day. It's a shooting day.
It's only been a few minutes, but I think I've been able to experience a lot of Japanese culture.
If you come to Tokyo, please come to Asakusa.