{"id":38504,"date":"2022-12-25T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/no-category-1\/%e5%be%85%e4%b9%b3%e5%b1%b1%e8%81%96%e5%a4%a9"},"modified":"2022-12-25T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T09:00:52","slug":"%e5%be%85%e4%b9%b3%e5%b1%b1%e8%81%96%e5%a4%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/en\/column-en\/%e5%be%85%e4%b9%b3%e5%b1%b1%e8%81%96%e5%a4%a9","title":{"rendered":"Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/guide\/?&#038;guide_category=%E5%AF%BA\">temple (Buddhist)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/area\/%e6%b5%85%e8%8d%89\">Asakusa (department store)<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"style_01\"><span class=\"main\">Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)<\/span><span class=\"ruby\">\uff08Matsuchiyama Shoden)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/tag\/%e3%81%8a%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a\">festival<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/tokyo\/tag\/%e5%a4%a7%e6%a0%b9\">root<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                  The temple has long been famous for granting people&#8217;s wishes and was the subject of many ukiyoe paintings and poems during the Edo period (1603-1868) because of the beauty of its view. The daikon radish (representing good health) and the kinchaku (symbol of prosperous business) are symbols of the principal deity, Seiten-sama. The temple is also known for its offering of daikon radishes, and the &#8220;Daikon Festival&#8221; held every January is a must-see. Bishamonten, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune of Asakusa&#8217;s Famous Places, is enshrined here. The paintings of dragons and celestial maidens on the ceiling of the main hall are also a must-see. Why not extend your visit to the nearby Sumida Park, where you can enjoy one of the most beautiful rows of cherry trees in Tokyo?\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"js-way\"><span class=\"ja\"><span>Spot Outline<\/span><\/span><span class=\"en\">Outline<\/span><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>address (e.g. of house)<\/th>\n<td>\n7-4-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Access<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"elem-sec_01 mrg-style_21\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">phone<\/th>\n<td><a class=\"link-style_02\" href=\"tel:03-3874-2030\">03-3874-2030<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Business Hours<\/th>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6:00\uff5e16:00\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">regular closing day<\/th>\n<td>\nnashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">External Links<\/th>\n<td>\n<p><a class=\"link-style_03\" href=\"http:\/\/www.matsuchiyama.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Web Site<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Founding and opening of business<\/th>\n<td>\n601 (9th year of Suiko)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"temple (Buddhist)Asakusa (department store) Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)\uff08Matsuchiyama Shoden) festivalroot The temple has long been famous for granting people&#8217;s wishes and was the subject of many ukiyoe paintings and poems during the Edo period (1603-1868) because of the beauty of its view. The daikon radish (representing good health) and the kinchaku (symbol of prosperous business) are symbols of the principal deity, Seiten-sama. The temple is also known for its offering of daikon radishes, and the &#8220;Daikon Festival&#8221; held every January is a must-see. Bishamonten, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune of Asakusa&#8217;s Famous Places, is enshrined here. 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