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 rickshaw carrying a tourist drives down the street in front of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on Jan 14, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Japan welcomed a record-breaking 36.87 million inbound visitors in ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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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