Attractions in Japan - Asakusa Temple

Japan consists of 6.852 islands which make it an archipelago. The main islands from north to south are Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest island), Shikoku, and Kyushu. Approximately 97% of Japan's land area was in fourth biggest island. Most of the islands in Japan is mountainous, and some of which are volcanic. The highest mountain in Japan is Mount Fuji which is a volcano.

Japan's population amounted to 128 million people, and is ranked 10th most populous country in the world. Tokyo is the de facto capital of Japan, and serves as a prefecture. Tokyo Kingdom is the name for the city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures are on. As the largest metropolitan area in the world, Tokyo Kingdom has a population of over 30 million people.

Sightseeing Japan Asakusa Kannon Temple (Asakusa Kannon Temple) is the oldest temple in Tokyo. According to legend, one day the 7 th century, two fishermen found a statue of Kannon, the Goddess generous in Buddhism in their nets. The first temple was built as a shelter said this statue.

Since the temple was rebuilt and enlarged several times to the temple to be great as it is today. He said the original Kannon statue found by fisherman antiquity is stored or buried under a gold-colored plate that is a sacred place which is behind the main altar where they are located in the main hall.