Asakusa is a town name in Taito-ku, Tokyo, and is a downtown area and a tourist destination as the front town of Sensoji Temple. (浅草は、東京都台東区の町名で、浅草寺の門前町として繁華街および観光地となっています。)
Asakusa is a town located in Taito Ward, Tokyo, and is prosperous as a downtown area and a tourist destination as the temple town of Sensoji Temple.
浅草は、東京都台東区にある町で、浅草寺の門前町として繁華街および観光地として栄えています。
town/町
located in/~にある
ward/区
prosperous/繁栄している
as/として
downtown area/繁華街
tourist destination/観光地
temple town/門前町
Asakusa retains the atmosphere of the old townscape of Tokyo, and Nakamise-dori in front of Sensoji Temple has many traditional crafts and Japanese sweets shops.
A vermillion lantern with a height of 3.9 m and a diameter of 3.3 m is suspended in the center of the gate.
山門の中央には、高さ3.9m、直径3.3mの朱色の提灯が吊り下げられています。
vermillion/朱
lantern/灯籠
height/高さ
diameter/直径
suspend/ぶら下げる
in the center of/の中心に
The official name is “Furaijinmon”, and it is written as “Furaijinmon” on the opposite side of the lantern with “Kaminarimon” written on it.
正式名称は、風雷神門で、「雷門」と書かれた提灯の逆側には「風雷神門」と書かれています。
official name/正式名称
be written as/と書かれている
on the opposite side of/の反対側に
“Fujin” is standing on the right side of the gate, and “Raijin” is standing on the left side.
門に向かって右側には風神、左側には雷神が立っています。
stand/立つ
on the right side/右側に
on the left side/左側に
Kaminarimon is one of the most famous sightseeing spots in Asakusa, and you can see tourists from Japan and overseas taking commemorative photos every day in front of Kaminarimon.
Nakamise Road is a 250m approach that goes through the Kaminarimon Gate of Sensoji Temple and leads to Hozomon.
浅草寺の雷門をくぐって宝蔵門まで続くおよそ250mの参道を仲見世通りと言います。
approach/参道
go through/通り抜ける
lead to/につながる
During the Edo period, Sensoji gave permission to the nearby residents to open a store instead of cleaning the precincts.
江戸時代、浅草寺は付近の住民に、境内を清掃する代わりに店を出す許可を出しました。
during/間中
period/時代
permission/許可
nearby/近所の
residents/住民
open a store/店を出す
instead of/の代わりに
clean/掃除する
precincts/境内
This is said to be the origin of Nakamise.
これが、仲見世の発祥と言われています。
be said to/と言われる
origin/起源
There are 54 shops on the east side of Nakamise Road, 35 shops on the west side, and shops selling souvenirs and Japanese sweets are lined up, and it is crowded with many tourists every day.