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Asakusa Naniwaya

Shops , Restaurants & Cafés  |  Jun 02 2015

This taiyaki (fish-shaped dessert) specialty shop offers a shaved ice treat called Asayake, ...

Takajo Kotobuki

Restaurants & Cafés  |  Oct 10 2009

Located down an alleyway by Kaminarimon Intersection, Takajo Kotobuki specializes in game and ...

Nui. Hostel & Bar Lounge

Hotels , Restaurants & Cafés  |  Jan 31 2013

Run by the same group behind Iriya's Toco. Tokyo Heritage Hostel, this friendly Kuramae hostel ...

Sensoji Temple

Museums & Attractions  |  Dec 29 2009

With over 30 million visitors a year, Senso-ji holds a special place in local hearts. Otherwise ...

Asakusa Hanayashiki

Major venue
Museums & Attractions  |  Sep 17 2009

Hanayashiki has been in business since 1883 and still draws crowds. There are around 20 rides, ...

Edo-Tokyo Museum

Major venue
Museums & Attractions  |  Sep 17 2009

This large museum’s outlandish architectural style may not appeal to everyone, but the building ...

Naritaya

New openings
Restaurants & Cafés  |  Apr 16 2015

Found on one of the less busy shopping arcades just west of Asakusa's Sensoji, this otherwise ...

Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku

Restaurants & Cafés  |  Jan 30 2015

Located just behind Sensoji in Asakusa, Yadoroku is the oldest onigiri specialist in Tokyo. ...

Umemura

Restaurants & Cafés  |  Jul 25 2013

For an introduction to Japanese-style desserts, this unpretentious Asakusa sweet shop is the ...

Khaosan Tokyo Laboratory

Hotels  |  5 14 2013

If you were having trouble distinguishing between Khaosan's multiple Asakusa backpacker ...

The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon Restaurant & Bar

Bars , Restaurants & Cafés  |  12 14 2012

It's taken a surprisingly long time for word to spread about the 13th floor restaurant at ...

Asakusa Shrine

Museums & Attractions  |  5 10 2012

Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu commissioned this famous Asakusa shrine in 1647, enshrining the three ...

Heisei Nakamura-za Theatre

Performing Arts  |  4 18 2012

Acclaimed stage actor Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII oversees this temporary kabuki theatre, whose ...

Photo gallery: Tokyo Jidai Matsuri

Around Town  |  11 04 2011

Asakusa’s parade crams 1,200 years of history into one afternoon

Photo gallery: Tokyo Jidai Matsuri

Around Town  |  11 04 2011

Asakusa’s parade crams 1,200 years of history into one afternoon

Photo gallery: Tokyo Jidai Matsuri

Around Town  |  11 04 2011

Asakusa’s parade crams 1,200 years of history into one afternoon

Iidaya

Restaurants & Cafés  |  10 21 2009

As a dojo (a coldwater fish) speciality restaurant, its history dates back to the mid-Meiji ...

Area Feature: Shibamata

Tokyo Area Guide  |  10 19 2009

A blast from the Showa past

Tokyo by area: Kappabashi

Tokyo Area Guide  |  10 14 2009

A taste of Tokyo's kitchen town

Sometaro

Restaurants & Cafés  |  9 17 2009

Comfort food in a funky wooden shack, within easy walking distance of Asakusa’s tourist sights. ...

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