Case file · Apparition / miracle
The Kannon from the Sumida river
Sensō-ji's founding legend says two fishermen brothers netted a small golden statue of Kannon in the Sumida river in 628, and kept throwing it back only to catch it again.
628 CE · 35.71, 139.80 · status: legend
The account
The village head enshrined it in his home, and the temple that grew there became Tokyo's oldest. The statue is a hidden image that no one is allowed to see.