Asakusa - Senso-ji Shrine

Serenity personified. My all-time favorite, life-sized Buddha statue.

The temple, but this time I did not go in..

Another shopping avenue, which I used to exit the grounds to return to the metro. It was getting late and the light was fading fast.

Here some schoolgirls and boys who, for once, are not waiting in line at a sweetshop, but are coming out of a restaurant. These are a bit older, however, than the ones who form long lines at the candy shops and junk food places.

I tell you, the girls really love these riksha guys. Usually students who work and work-out this way. Most of them are strapping guys with short shorts and muscular legs. This must be the brainy one.