Zojo-ji Temple and Tokyo Tower – #shorts #travel #japan #tokyo #tokyotower #japanesetemple
Towards the end of the 1st full day I spent in Tokyo, my family and I decided to stroll around and we saw the temple you see in the video (Zojoji Temple) and Tokyo Tower. It was really cool to see all the modern skyscrapers of Tokyo in the backdrop of this temple with ancient architecture. We were also pleasantly surprised with how much history this temple holds.
Apparently, Zojoji Temple was the family temple of the Tokugawa shoguns duirng the Edo period (1600-1868). Thus, it reached high prosperity as the administrative center in charge of all Jodo Shu temples in Japan. At its peak, the temple grounds held more than 120 buildings, but most of the buildings were burned in the bombings of World War II.
Furthermore, the bell tower you see in the video, was cast in 1673 and was renowned as one of the three largest bells in Edo. Not to mention, the Mausoleum of Tokugawa Shoguns is on the temple grounds, and 6 of the 15 Tokugawa shoguns are interred there. (Not shown in this video, but there will be a video on my channel eventually because I try to post videos chronologically and we went back to this temple at the end of the trip.)
All things said, it was a very valuable, history-filled stroll. This was filmed with an iPhone 13. Hope you enjoy!
Note: The music in this video is an excerpt from Tides Against the Rock by Nameless Ronin. All credits go to the owner(s). Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcCze5Ll6rQ
Note #2: Photography and videography on temple grounds and in Shiba Park are permitted, but not for commercial use. Since this channel isn’t monetized, this video does not fall under that jurisdiction.