風雷神門

E815579

風雷神門 is the large, iconic inscription on the central red lantern of Tokyo’s Kaminarimon gate, symbolizing the “Gate of Thunder and Lightning Gods” at Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf calligraphicWork
culturalSymbol
inscription
associatedDeity Fujin NERFINISHED
Raijin NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kaminarimon NERFINISHED
Senso-ji NERFINISHED
colorOfBackground red
colorOfCharacters black
culturalContext JapaneseBuddhism
culturalHeritageStatus wellKnownSymbolOfAsakusa
hasWritingSystem JapaneseKanji
language Japanese
locatedAt Kaminarimon NERFINISHED
locatedIn Senso-ji NERFINISHED
locatedInCity Tokyo NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Japan NERFINISHED
locatedInDistrict Asakusa NERFINISHED
locatedOn centralRedLantern
meaning Gate of Thunder and Lightning Gods NERFINISHED
Gate of Wind and Thunder Gods NERFINISHED
notableFor beingIconicLanternInscriptionAtKaminarimon
partOf KaminarimonGate NERFINISHED
position frontFaceOfLantern
religiousContext Buddhism
religiousSite Senso-jiTemple NERFINISHED
sharesThemeWith statuesOfFujinAndRaijinAtKaminarimon NERFINISHED
symbolizes entranceToSacredSpace
guardianDeities
lightning
protectionOfTemple
thunder
wind
tourismSignificance iconicPhotoSpot
usedAs symbolOfTokyoTourism
visualIconOfAsakusa
visualCharacteristic blackCharactersOnRedLantern
boldCalligraphy
largeCharacters
writingDirection vertical
writtenInScript Kanji

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Kaminarimon hasLanternInscription 風雷神門