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The Hōzōmon (宝蔵門, "Treasure-House Gate") is the inner of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the outer being the Kaminarimon) in Asakusa, Tokyo. A two-story gate , the Hōzōmon's second story houses many of the Sensō-ji's treasures. The first story houses two statues, three lanterns and two large sandals.
This temple, now known as the Sensō-ji, currently houses the Kannon statue and is the oldest temple in Tokyo. The Sanja Matsuri appears to have many forms that date back as early as the 7th century, as well as several names such as "Kannon Matsuri" and "Asakusa Matsuri". [7] Sanja Matsuri's present day form was established during the Edo period.
This is a list of kigo, which are words or phrases that are associated with a particular season in Japanese poetry.They provide an economy of expression that is especially valuable in the very short haiku, as well as the longer linked-verse forms renku and renga, to indicate the season referenced in the poem or stanza.
Sensō-ji (浅草寺 [sẽ̞ꜜɰ̃so̞ːʑi] ⓘ, Sensō-ji, officially Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺), also known as Asakusa Kannon (浅草観音)), is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant.
The Kaminarimon, with its giant chōchin, the outer gate of Sensō-ji temple Sensō-ji at night Aerial view of Asakusa. Asakusa (浅草, Japanese: ⓘ) is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon.
Joya no Kane was a haiku theme in the Edo period, but it was not until the 1930s that it was adopted as a kigo (haiku season word) and became a more common haiku theme. [ 3 ] According to Hirayama Noboru of Kanagawa University , the custom of Joya no Kane was mostly forgotten by the Meiji era , but it spread throughout Japan again in the early ...
Season 1 aired from November 18, 2011 to January 13, 2012 on Fridays at 24:00 for 9 episodes. It was a hit on Korean cable, reaching a peak viewership rating of 3.91%. [4] [5] It also won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 6th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards in 2012. Season 2 aired from April 14 to June 30, 2013 on Sundays at 23:00 for 12 episodes.
[4] [5] [6] [a] The series will run for four cours with off-season breaks in between. [6] [7] The first cours, subtitled The Blood Warfare, consists of 13 episodes and ended in December of the same year. [8] [9] [b] The second cours, subtitled The Separation (訣別譚, Ketsubetsu-tan), also consists of 13 episodes and was broadcast from July ...