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Kaminari-mon

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Tokyo, Kanto, Japan

Category: Shrine or Temple

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Dominating the entrance to the Sensoji Temple is the Kaminari-mon or "Thunder Gate". This imposing Buddhist structure features a massive paper lantern dramatically painted in vivid red-and-black tones to suggest thunderclouds and lightning.



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