Kawaii Japan (3rd Day - Sensoji Temple)

It was (still) on Saturday, 08 June 2013.

After I went to Skytree, I continued the trip to Sensoji Temple. Actually the main reason is because between Skytree and Sensoji Temple is in the same area, Asakusa.

Honestly, I couldn't even feel my feet anymore. It was like fit - so sore - better but still sore - until I just ignore about it. Too much walking, too much standing in line. However my trip in Japan was so fantastic!

Starting from Skytree station, I took a way to go to Asakusa station.

Skytree Station

Anyway, in this station you can buy Tokyo Banana -the most mandatory snack you should buy when in Japan-. Unluckily I didn't know at that time. I knew if Skytree station sells Tokyo Banana in the next day after I've been there :( What a pity me..

From this station, I bought a ticket to go to Asakusa station by Ginza line. It cost me 170 yen / IDR 17.000 one way.

Skytree to Sensoji Temple value 170 yen / IDR 17.000

It only took a while, around 15 minutes to arrive in Asakusa station.

Asakusa Station

From the station, I walked a little bit (around 1 kilometer) to go to Sensoji Temple.

A venue in Asakusa

Hei look, as I told you, Sensoji Temple is near from Skytree. I could see Skytree from here.

Okay, enough for Skytree. So right now focus on Sensoji Temple. After walking a kilometer with hard and harder step by step, finally I arrived in Sensoji Temple.

Wooooow, it was sooo good.

There, a lot of temple you can see. There are Buddhist Temple. But, because of I am not Buddhist and I couldn't read the explanation written by Japanese, so honestly I have no idea about what is the essential meaning of this place. But really, I was enjoying about the moment. It was awesome.

There was also a fortune forecast though. Just pay 100 yen, we could know about our fortune prediction. For me, why not to try? ;)

The rule of this fortune teller is: put your 100 yen in the wood box. Then, in the circle tube, take out one of the (I don't know the name, but the shape looks like chopsticks), and you will get the number. Then, there are hundreds of box with the number. Search your number and take one of paper inside the matching number that you got before.

And here my result:

It was so much fun anyway. Eventhough it was only a prediction, I really wish "amen" to make it comes true.

Beside that, you can also write your wishes, and hang and lock it like this.

Write your wish here

However I couldn't write Japanese so I didn't try a part of this. Then, I continue to explore this place in the night.

Anyway, in my opinion, there is plus and minus by visiting Sensoji temple in the night. I arrived in Sensoji at 08.00 pm, the plus point, I could see this temple more glamor because of there is a light inside. And also it wasn't too crowded so I could take a photo without queue in the line. The minus point, I couldn't see entirely about the activities inside (as there is also some counters which is sells -I don't know exactly about what they sell because it was closed-)

Night became darker so I finished my trip on that day. One thing that I noticed from this area -Asakusa-, the place is so quite, different with Ikebukuro. So silent there. And it seems like I was in the village, it still traditional look.

It was my whole trip in my 3rd day. Tomorrow I planed to meet a new friend in Shibuya. See you in my nest post.

Love,

Aditha