@momomoko_jp: Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa: Tokyo's oldest temple, 30 million visitors a year, and most tourists do the ritual backwards. In order: 🏮 THE GATE — the 700 kg lantern was a get-well gift from Panasonic's founder (1960). Look UP: there's a dragon carved under it (かみなりもん) 🪔 THE SMOKE — buy incense (~¥100), fan the flame out with your hand, never blow. Then walk INTO the smoke (おせんこう) 💧 THE WATER — the dragon fountain: rinse left, rinse right, a sip to rinse the mouth (spit, don't swallow), then the handle (おみずや) 🙏 THE HALL — whatever you do, don't clap. That's for shrines. Coin in quietly, palms together, one bow. なむ かんぜおん ぼさつ is the temple's own line 🎋 THE FORTUNE — 30% of Senso-ji's omikuji are 凶 (bad luck) on purpose. ¥100, shake, drawer. Drew a bad one? Tie it and leave it Save this for your Tokyo trip 🔖 📲 Practice the temple lines out loud — search "Kana Language Partner" in your app store Did you clap at a temple on your last trip? Be honest 👇 #asakusa #sensoji #tokyo  #asakusa #sensoji

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