 Last additions - Asakusa Butsudan-dori Buddhist Altar Road 浅草仏壇通り |
Shitaya Shrine is toward the end of the butsudan road. 下谷神社Sep 27, 2016
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Buddha images for smaller butsudan altars.Sep 27, 2016
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IncenseSep 27, 2016
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Mikoshi portable shrines for sale.Sep 27, 2016
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This shop sells Shinto portable shrines you see at festivals.Sep 27, 2016
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A larger Shinto altar or small shrine.Sep 27, 2016
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Household Shinto altar.Sep 27, 2016
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Household Shinto altars are called kamidana. One of the few Shinto altar shops on this road dominated by Buddhist altar shops.Sep 27, 2016
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Shinto altar shop.Sep 27, 2016
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Entrance to Kappabashi kitchenware road. The Butsudan-dori road is perpendicular to Kappabashi.Sep 27, 2016
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They also sell bigger items used in temples. Such items are typically bought by a temple member who donates it to the temple in memory of someone.Sep 27, 2016
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Seated Buddha statues for the altar.Sep 27, 2016
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Memorial tablets for the deceased.Sep 27, 2016
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Notice that the butsudan shops are on the south side of the road so they are shaded from the sun that can damage the butsudan.Sep 27, 2016
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Rosary, incense, and other Buddhist implements are also sold.Sep 27, 2016
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Certification seal indicating that it is made in Tokyo.Sep 27, 2016
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Urban areas like Tokyo typically have small homes so the market is for compact, modern butsudan.Sep 27, 2016
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Many of the modern butsudan are made in China and Vietnam, squeezing out the traditional Japanese butsudan craftsmen.Sep 27, 2016
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Most of the butsudan household Buddhist altars you see are compact, modern ones that cost much less than the traditional and ornate butsudan.Sep 27, 2016
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The butsudan road is about 1 km long lined with about 40 butsudan shops. Buddhist altar craftsmen and shops have been here since the Edo Period, serving temples in Asakusa and Ueno.Sep 27, 2016
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Asakusa Butsudan-dori is a road between Tawaramachi Station (Ginza Line) and Ueno Station lined with many shops selling butsudan (household Buddhist altar) and household Shinto altars (kamidana). It is perpendicular to the Kappabashi kitchenware road.Sep 27, 2016
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