Zojoji temple

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Zojoji was founded in 1393 as an orthodox and fundamental nembutsu seminary for Jodo shu in the Kanto (east Japan) region.

Zojoji was relocated to the present site in 1598 after Ieyasu Tokugawa, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, entered Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1590 to establish his provincial governmnet. After the start of the Edo Period when the Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan, Zojoji became the family temple of the Tokugawa family and an unparalleled grand cathedral was built.

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                                         You can see Tokyo tower as well!

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                                                            Omamori!

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Omamori

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet 

Zojoji

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%8Dj%C5%8D-ji

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