Sensouji

This evening I went to Sensouji temple in Asakusa.

Leading up to the temple were these cute market stalls with things like souvenirs and snacks but unfortunately they were all closing up as we got there.

The temple itself was very impressive and looked really pretty lit up in the dark.



There were these lanterns everywhere decorated with various illustrations of everything from traditional images to popular anime characters.



Afterwards we ate in a Japanese noodle restaurant. I feel a bit bad though, since everyone walked around looking in restaruant windows for ages to find something vaguely vegetarian I could eat.


In other news I am now a registered foreigner after submitting my application in Ikebukuro earlier today.