Entire coverage of Famous Spots of Edo: Picture of the Raijin-mon gate at Sensō-ji Temple of Kinryū-zan
Painted by Keisai Eisen Tokyo Shiryō Collection 3536-C25

Kaminari-mon gate (Fū-Raijin-mon gate) is situated at the entrance to the grounds of Sensō-ji Temple. It is said that the original was built in 942 (the fifth year of Tengyō) and located somewhere around Komagata, Taitō Ward. It is said that Fūjin and Raijin (The gods of wind and thunder) statues were enshrined for the first time when the gate was moved to the current location after the Kamakura period.


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