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[[File:MKT Tokyo Blur 2 Senso-Ji.jpg|thumb|The Sensō-ji in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
[[File:SensojiTemple MIM.png|thumb|[[Luigi]]'s photograph of the Sensoji Temple lantern]]
{{quote|The Sensoji Temple in the Asaku District of Tokyo was built in 640 AD. To enter the temple grounds, you must first pass under The Gate of Thunder, an elaborately carved arch on which hangs the giant red paper lantern sacred to the temple and its worshipers. Built in the shape of a traditional pagoda, smaller red lanterns line the arcades of the walls. The giant red lantern casts a rosy glow and lights the way for temple visitors.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
The '''[[Wikipedia:Sensō-ji|Sensoji Temple]]''' (Japanese: '''浅草寺'''; Rōmaji: ''Sensō-ji'') is a temple in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. To enter it, one must pass under the "Thunder Gate". During the events of the game ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', [[Koopa Troopa]]s stole the red [[Sensoji Temple Lantern]] that usually hangs on the Gate. [[Luigi]] had to search for it in the city, and when he found it, he could return the paper lantern, receiving a prize of 1,755 [[bill|dollar]]s. The temple also appears in the [[Tokyo Blur]] courses in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.
The '''[[Wikipedia:Sensō-ji|Sensoji Temple]]''' (Japanese: '''浅草寺'''; Rōmaji: ''Sensō-ji'') is a temple in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. To enter it, one must pass under the Kaminarimon, an entrance gate with a [[Sensoji Temple Lantern|large red lantern]] on it.


== History ==
==Pamphlet information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
''The Sensoji Temple in the Asaku District of Tokyo was built in 640 AD. To enter the temple grounds, you must first pass under The Gate of Thunder, an elaborately carved arch on which hangs the giant red paper lantern sacred to the temple and its worshipers. Built in the shape of a traditional pagoda, smaller red lanterns line the arcades of the walls. The giant red lantern casts a rosy glow and lights the way for temple visitors.''
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During the events of the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']], [[Koopa Troopa]]s stole the Sensoji Temple Lantern that usually hangs on the Kaminarimon. [[Luigi]] had to search for it in the city, and when he found it, he could return the paper lantern, receiving a prize of 1,755 dollars.  


Luigi must prove the lantern's authenticity by answering two of the following trivia questions:
* ''What lights the path to the pagoda temple?''
** Japanese lights
** Red candles
** '''Red lanterns'''
** Traffic signals
* ''The Sensoji Temple is built in the shape of a:''
** '''Pagoda'''
** Lantern
** Pyramid
** Rose
* ''The Sensoji Temple is in the _____ district of the city.''
** '''Asaku'''
** Tokyo
** Shinjuku
** Rappongi
===''Mario Kart'' series===
The Sensō-ji also appears as a landmark featured on the [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]] courses in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''; In particular, the Tokyo Blur 2 and Tokyo Blur 4 layouts involve driving past the temple and through the Kaminarimon. Tokyo Blur is also featured as a track in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', with the temple appearing in a similar capacity.
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