The Hozuki Ichii, or Ground
Cherry Fair, is held on July 9th and 10th every year at
Sensoji Temple, located in the renowned Asakusa district
in Tokyo. It is said that women who pray to Kannon,
the Goddess of Mercy, and buy these cherry plants on July
10th will be blessed with children.
The boisterous voices of vendors call out morning till
night from amidst the more than 200 street stalls set
up in the vicinity of the temple grounds.
