Hōzōmon

In 1964, the present steel-reinforced concrete structure was built with a donation of ¥150 million from Yonetarō Motoya.

[1] Since the gate was reconstructed using flame-resistant materials, the upper story of the Hōzōmon stores the Sensō-ji's treasured sutras.

The largest and most prominent lantern is a red chōchin that hangs under the center of the gate's opening.

[1] On either side of the chōchin hangs two 2.75 metre-tall copper Tōrō weighing approximately 1000 kg each.

On the Hōzōmon's north (back) face are the waraji, two 4.5 m long, 1.5 m wide straw sandals that weigh 400 kg each.

The south face of the hōzōmon
The gate's north face
One of the Niō statues that stand on either side of the gate's south face