Sensoji Temple located in Asakusa, was founded around 645AD making this the oldest temple in all of Tokyo. having said that, the temple attracts over 30 million people every year making it a tourist hotspot. there were literally thousands of people there by the time we reached the place and to me it only added to the drama of the place. 

the stunning and vibrant colours only added to the appeal.  On the front of the gate, the statues of the Shinto gods Fūjin and Raijin are displayed. Fūjin, the god of wind, is located on the east side of the gate, while Raijin, the god of thunder, is located on the west side. Two additional statues stand on the reverse of the gate: the Buddhist god Tenryū on the east, and the goddess Kinryū on the west side.

The Kaminarimon (雷門 "Thunder Gate") is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the inner being the Hōzōmon) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The gate, with its lantern and statues, is popular with tourists. It stands 11.7 m tall, 11.4 m wide and covers an area of 69.3 m2. The first gate was built in 941, but the current gate dates from 1960, after the previous gate was destroyed in a fire in 1865.

July 27, 2016 Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan