Tourist information centres aren't really known as happening hot spots, but Asakusa's version ...
Hosting the three kami Susano-o, Amenohohi, and Sadatoki-shinno, this Mukojima shrine also ...
Said to be the first shrine to celebrate the Tori no Ichi festival, the all-day spectacle that ...
Built in 1630 in the early years of the Edo period, this shrine moved to its present location ...
Flanking both sides of the Sumida River, this park offers a welcoming retreat after you've worn ...
The maneki-neko, that distinctive 'beckoning cat' figurine beloved of Japanese shops and ...
Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu commissioned this famous Asakusa shrine in 1647, enshrining the three ...
Though it's five minutes' walk from Asakusa Station, on an alley just off Kokusai-dori, ...
With over 30 million visitors a year, Senso-ji holds a special place in local hearts. Otherwise ...
Amuse Museum opened in Asakusa, one of Tokyo’s most visited tourist spots, in November 2009 – ...
Following the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, some 40,000 people who had fled their homes ...
One of the many faded relics that crowd around Asakusa’s famous Sensoji, this bathhouse offers ...
This large museum’s outlandish architectural style may not appeal to everyone, but the building ...
Hanayashiki has been in business since 1883 and still draws crowds. There are around 20 rides, ...
Exhibits range from flints and a tablet from Mesopotamia through Egyptian papyrus to abacuses ...
With a clay drum from Mexico, an udekki from Sri Lanka and hundreds of other drums from around ...
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