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TOKYO TOURS

Mt Fuji & Hakone
Day Tour

See this world famous Japanese Icon. Includes return trip via Shinkansen (bullet train)

Panoramic Tokyo
Day Tour

Meiji Shrine, Asakusa Guest House, National Diet Building, Imperial Palace East Garden, Asakusa Temple, Ginza, Tokyo Bay Cruise, Rainbow Bridge & Odaiba.

Cityrama Tokyo
Afternoon Tour

Tokyo Tower, National Diet Building, Imperial Palace Plaza, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Nakamise Shopping Street & Ginza.

Kyoto Highlights Day Tour from Tokyo

The best of Kyoto in one day.
Kinkakuji Temple - Golden Pavilion
Kiyomizu Temple
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Nijo Castle
Heian Shrine
Sanjusangendo Hall
Kyoto Handicraft Center

ASAKUSA

Asakusa Tokyo - Guide to Asakusa including Asakusa Temple. Asakusa Japan.

Asakusa (浅草) is the part of Tokyo most famous for the Sensoji Temple (sometimes referred to as Asakusa Temple). There is also an above-average density of temples in nishi-(west)-Asakusa.

Sensoji Temple Asakusa.

Asakusa is on the north-east fringe of Central Tokyo, at the Eastern end of the Ginza subway line, approximately one mile east of the major Ueno railway/subway interchange. Refer to our Tokyo Map for the locations the stations and temples. It is central to the area colloquially referred to as shitamachi (not an official designation), which literally means "downtown". As the name suggests, the area has a less frenetic and more traditionally Japanese atmosphere than other neighbourhoods of Tokyo.

With so many temples in the area, there are frequent matsuri (Shinto festivals) in Asakusa, as each temple hosts at least one matsuri per year, if not per season. The largest and most popular is the sanja matsuri in late spring, in which roads are closed from dawn until late in the evening.

In a city where there are very few buildings older than 50 years (owing to wartime bombing), Asakusa has a greater concentration of 1950s-60s buildings than most other areas of Tokyo. There are traditional ryokan (guest-houses), homes, and small-scale apartment buildings dotted throughout the district.

In keeping with a peculiarly Tokyo tradition, Asakusa hosts a major cluster of domestic kitchenware stores on Kappabashi-dori, which is visited by many Tokyoites for essential supplies.

Next to the Sensoji Temple grounds is a small carnival complex with rides, booths, and games. The neighbourhood theatre specializes in showing classic Japanese films, as many of the tourists are elderly Japanese.

Cruises down the Sumida River depart from a wharf only a 5-minute walk from the temple.

With its relatively central location, downtown credentials and relaxed atmosphere (by Tokyo standards), Asakusa is a popular accommodation choice for budget travellers.

(Article based on Wikipedia article and used under the GNU Free Documentation License)

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