Coming out of Nakamise Commercial Street is the second gate into Sensoji Temple, the Treasure Gate.
There are three passages under the treasure gate, and there is also a huge lantern hanging in the middle, with the three characters "小风町" written on it.
After passing through the treasure gate, there are giant straw sandals hanging on the left and right sides behind the door. They come from Yamagata Murayama City. It is said to pray for a good harvest and safety.
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Starfish walked and took pictures, then stood under the straw sandals and asked Naruse to take a picture of her.
The straw sandals were hung very high, so Naruse stepped back and forth to fully include her and the straw sandals in the shot.
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Shangzi also walked over and looked at the camera with a smile.
After taking a few photos of the two of them, Naruse looked to the right. The five-story Sensoji Pagoda stood in the courtyard, with the top of the tower shining with golden light.
On the other side, you can also see the towering Sky Tree and Tokyo Skytree.
Although the actual heights are quite different, at this distance, the two towers do appear to be about the same height.
He turned his head and took a few more glances. Shangzi came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, just take a look."
Starfish looked at the photos taken.
"The straw sandals are so big, they make me and Shangzi look so small."
"You are very small to begin with."
After passing the treasure gate, the places asking for signatures on both sides were crowded with people. The three of them also went to line up. After waiting for a while, they finally squeezed to the front.
The lottery was completely self-service. After dropping three hundred-yuan coins, Naruse picked up the lottery tube and handed it to Naoko.
She shook it a few times, pinched the bamboo stick that came up, and then went to the drawer on the side to look for the signature corresponding to the number.
After Naoko, then Haixing, Naruse finally picked up the lottery tube and shook it casually a few times.
The luck of the three of them is relatively average, neither good nor bad - there is no good luck and no bad luck.
However, there are also differences between them. Haixing got the last lucky draw, and his mood was a bit subtle.
"You should be satisfied if you didn't draw a lucky draw." Naruse pointed to the iron frame next to him that was full of lottery tickets. "The proportion of lucky draws in Sensoji Temple is quite high."
After a comparison, her mood improved quickly.
"Then can Moji stay here?"
"Yeah."
Haixing folded the signatures into strips and tied them up. Monk Naruse did not take back the signatures that were not auspicious, but kept them all.
After drawing lots, just ahead is the place inside Sensoji Temple that sells royal guards, which is far more popular than the commercial street outside.
From health to safety, from studies to love achievements, the types of royal guards here are more complete, and the price is obviously more expensive than the royal guards sold outside.
Seeing Naoko and Haixing's glaring eyes, Naruse had no choice but to continue squeezing in.
I bought some royal guards for myself, my family and my friends, and the three of them moved on.
The smoke from the regular incense burner placed in the middle of the road curled up, and there were many people offering incense standing around it.
"It is said that if you use the smoke here to diffuse the uncomfortable parts of your body, you will be able to recover quickly."
"Can I put my legs in?"
"You can try, I'll take a picture for you. Come on, Shangzi, support her."
"...I'm just talking."
A bouquet of incense costs 100 yen, and the three of them were not stingy. They each finished offering incense before entering the Kannon Hall, the main hall of Sensoji Temple.
Standing in front of the Guanyin statue with their hands clasped together, the three of them prayed with their own thoughts.
After worshiping in a circle, they came out from the side. There is an Asakusa Shrine next to Sensoji Temple, and they also stopped by to pay their respects.
"Let's go to the five-story pagoda and have a look."
"Okay."
Returning to Sensoji Temple, bypassing the Guanyin Hall, a path leads to the Shadow Hall, and there is a mottled stone bridge in the garden on the roadside, where many people are taking pictures.
Haixing was also a little curious, and Naruse glanced at the sign standing next to him.
"It is said that this is the oldest stone bridge in Tokyo, built more than 400 years ago."
"Oh."
The three of them walked to the side where there were few people and looked around.
The water under the bridge is gurgling, and golden, red and white, and red and black carps are swimming constantly, and they are not small.
"It's living water."
"Yeah."
After paying homage to many Bodhisattvas in the inner hall of Yingxiang Hall, as well as Mahakala, one of the seven gods of good fortune in the outer hall, the three of them finally came outside the courtyard of the five-story pagoda and looked up at the pagoda inside.
"Can't we go in?" Shangzi asked.
"Well, it seems that it is generally not open to the public. It is said that the relics of Sakyamuni are enshrined inside."
Starfish looked over, "Really?"
"Guess."
She pouted.
"Even if it existed before, it may not be preserved now." Naruse continued, "This tower was first built in the tenth century. It has been burned down countless times over the past thousand years. The current tower is already a
A reinforced concrete structure rebuilt in 1973."
"Really...you know so much."
"It's just within the scope of my understanding."
Unable to go in, the three of them walked around outside, took some photos, and then left Sensoji Temple through the back path.
The reason why I walked here was because after walking out of the alley, there was a place across the road that Starfish offered to go to.
"Shou Shou Xi Yuan?"
"Well, that shop seems to be famous for its matcha ice cream."
"Don't you like the taste of matcha?"
"It's not that I don't like it, I just prefer other flavors..."
Crossing the road and arriving at the store, there was a sign outside saying that this place serves the richest matcha ice cream in the world.
According to the richness of matcha, it is divided into seven levels.
Haixing hesitated, "I heard that level three concentration is already very painful..."
"It's okay." Naruse said, then looked at the clerk inside, "I want a seventh-grade one."
"..."
Starfish opened his mouth.
Taking the seven-level matcha ice cream in the cone, Naruse took a sip and said, "This level of concentration is almost right."
"Who are you kidding? Your eyebrows are so wrinkled that they almost fall off!"
"Of course, it's still a little bitter..."
Shangzi looked at the ice cream in his hand and said, "Let me try it."
"Very bitter."
"I'll just taste a little bit."
She lowered her head, not daring to try too much. She just stuck out the tip of her tongue and took a small lick.
"Hmm!"
Seeing how Shangzi's eyebrows were almost furrowed together, Haixing gritted his teeth and said, "I want to try it too."
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Naruse glanced at her and said, "It's hard to tell me."
"So I only taste a little..."
She also came over and took a bite with her eyes closed.
"It's so painful——"
Starfish was so miserable that she almost cried.
Naruse shook his head, turned to the clerk and said:
"One more strawberry ice cream and one more fresh milk ice cream."
"Okay."
There was no place to sit in the store, so the three of them walked while eating ice cream.
"Have you been here before?"
“I’ve had it several times.”
"No wonder I asked for Level 7 right away..."
After walking for a while, seeing that Naruse showed no intention of turning at the intersection, Haixing asked, "Where are we going?"
"Sky Tree."
"Why don't you take the subway?"
"The time it takes to walk there is not much different from walking around to the subway entrance and then taking the subway there."
"Oh."
Walking here, the Sky Tree standing on the other side of the Sumida River has become more and more clear.
Continuing forward, to the Yanwen Bridge, there is no taller building than the Sky Tree.
A yacht emerged from under the bridge, pushed away the waves, and sailed into the distance. The three of them lay beside the bridge and watched for a while.
After a day of shopping from Tokyo University to Ueno Park and Sensoji Temple, it’s already getting late.
"If you want to take a photo with the Sky Tree, this distance is about the same." Naruse said.
"Ah, I want to take a picture."
Shangzi looked at the camera with a smile and took a normal photo with the Sky Tree;
Haixing raised one hand and made a lifting motion, asking Naruse to slap the sky tree and her palm together.
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"Let's go."
"Let me see first..."
After crossing the Yanwen Bridge, the Sky Tree was always directly in front of them, and the three of them kept walking along the road.
As we get closer and closer, from looking straight up to looking up, to having to raise our heads, the sky tree seems to be rising in place.
"So high..."
After crossing the bridge, Starfish let out the same exclamation several times.
When she finally came to the foot of the Sky Tree, she fell silent, just looking up.
Shangzi had the same reaction.
After a while, Naruse pulled the two people who were still staring blankly and walked towards the ground entrance of the Sky Tree.
"Go up."
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