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.

Japan welcomed a record-breaking 36.87 million inbound visitors in 2024, marking a 15.6 percent increase compared to 2019, ...

Canadian-born Barry Joshua Grisdale selected Asakusa’s famed Sensoji temple to be the first destination ... At the age of 19, Josh visited Japan with his father for the first time.

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.

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

Asakusa is a historic neighborhood in eastern Tokyo famous for the temple Sensōji, founded some 1,400 years ago, that attracts tourists from around the world. It was also a thriving center of ...

Asakusa Nagami review of One Michelin Star Restaurant in Tokyo with pictures of restaurant interior and 8,800 yen lunch set ...

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