Sensô-ji is the oldest Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo]]. Originally founded in XX, it forms the center of the [[Asakusa]] district, and served to defend the shogunal capital of [[Edo]] (and now Tokyo) from the unlucky northeastern direction. It formerly belonged to the [[Tendai]] sect of Buddhism, but is today the head temple of its own branch of [[Kannon|Shôkannon]] Buddhism.
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Sensô-ji is the oldest Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo]]. Originally founded in [[645]], it forms the center of the [[Asakusa]] district, and served to defend the shogunal capital of [[Edo]] (and now Tokyo) from the unlucky northeastern direction. It formerly belonged to the [[Tendai]] sect of Buddhism, but is today the head temple of its own branch of [[Kannon|Shôkannon]] Buddhism.