track from Ueno to Asakusa. The trains ran every three minutes on what is now part of Tokyo Metro's modern-day Ginza Line but were crowded with passengers who previously overran the city's trams.

All the train cars using the Asakusa line needed to be fitted with the sensors. Okamoto Seiji has been working on platform doors at the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation for more than 20 ...

The last time a new subway line was introduced in Tokyo was 2008 ... Station to reach popular destinations in eastern Tokyo, such as Asakusa. The extension would also go through Toyocho Station ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited ... The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen ...

Asakusa, an area of Tokyo with a long history, is still brimming with tradition. It's a popular tourist spot with Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple, Sensoji, drawing over 30 million visitors a year.

A special scaled down “mikoshi” portable shrine for children featured for the first time in the 700-year history of the bustling Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo’s downtown Asakusa district.