is a Shinto shrine next to the temple Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the three men who established Sensō-ji. Two of them, fishermen named Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari, found a statue of the bosatsu Kannon in the river Sumida in 628. The third, the village headman, Haji no Nakatomo, built the temple.
The shrine hosts many festivals, including the Sanja Matsuri, and is known for the Nakamise, a street of shops beginning inside the Kaminarimon gate.
Once a part of the Sensō-ji, Asakusa Jinja became separate during the Meiji period. (...)
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