浅草寺—东京—日本寺院

　　浅草寺是东京最古老的寺院位于东京台东区，是日本现存的具有"江户风格"的民众游乐之地。
　　相传，在推古天皇三十六年（公元628年），浅草的渔夫桧前滨成和竹成两兄弟在隅田川捕鱼之时，捞到一尊约1寸8公分的黄金圣观音菩萨像，村长土师真中知乃设立庙堂安置此像，公元645年胜海上人在现地创建观音堂，这就是浅草寺。到镰仓时代已成为大寺庙。江户时代德川家康奉纳此寺500名，成为江户首屈一指的名刹。其后该寺屡遭豳火之灾，数次被毁。到江户初期，德川家康重建浅草寺，使它变成一座大寺院，并成为附近江户市民的游乐之地。
　　在浅草寺的正门，右有风神、左有雷神相配，称之为雷门，为昭和35年重建。门内有长约140米的铺石参拜神道通向供着观音像的正殿。在门的中央有一下垂的巨大灯笼，上面写着雷门二字，已成为浅草的象徵。浅草寺内有很多的鸽子，寺西南角有一座五重塔，仅次于京都东寺的五重塔，为日本第二高塔。寺东北有浅草神社，造型典雅，雕刻优美。浅草有名目繁多的节日，一年四季都有庆祝活动。

　　浅草寺（Senso-ji Temple）
　　相传位于东京台东区浅草的浅草寺（Senso-ji Temple）是为了祭祀628年春渔民在隅田川打鱼时捞出来的观音菩萨像而建。12世纪后期以神奈川县镰仓市为中心开始的武家政权笃信观音，17世纪于江户(现在的东京)开始的武家政权对此也给予了重点保护。第二次世界大战期间大部分建筑在空袭中被毁，战后，用全国各地的捐款重修了观音堂，以及相当于正门的"雷门"。现在作为东京都内的一处名胜，吸引了日本国内及国外的大量游客。每年5月和浅草神社共同举办的"三社祭"作为"江户三大节日"而闻名遐迩。
　　Located in Asakusa, part of Taito-ku, Tokyo, Senso-ji was -- according to legend -- founded with the enshrining of a statue of the Kannon-Bosatsu (goddess of mercy) caught in the net of a fisherman on the Sumida-gawa in the spring of 628. Members of the shogunate, based in Kamakura in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture in the latter half of the 12th century, were devout worshippers here. The temple retained official support under the Tokugawa shogunate which took power in the 17th century in Edo (present-day Tokyo). Most of the buildings were destroyed by fire during air raids in World War II. Subsequent donations by people from all over the country. however, made it possible to reconstruct the Kannon-do, the Kaminari-mon (the main front gate) and other parts of the temple complex. Today, Senso-ji attracts many visitors from all over Japan and abroad as one of the most famous sightseeing spots in Tokyo. Nearby is another popular attraction -- the shrine Asakusa-jinja. The Sanja Matsuri ("Festival of Three Shrines"), held in May every year is known as one of the major festivals of Edo.
　　地址：东京都台东区浅草2-3-1 Address：2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo