The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most ... suggest coming early morning or late at night. The Senso-ji Temple is easily accessed via the Asakusa station. Although the temple grounds ...

An organized crime syndicate in Tokyo with roots dating to around a ... The Anegasaki-kai, based in the old downtown Asakusa district of the capital, survived primarily by scalping tickets ...

Asakusa’s rich cultural heritage and warm atmosphere make it a safe and enchanting destination for solo exploration. For solo ...

8. Asakusa Night Tour with Tokyo Skytree I don’t know why we all love visiting the ‘tallest’ or ‘oldest’ places but we do! The Tokyo Skytree is the tallest freestanding broadcasting ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nakamise shopping arcade, a popular tourist attraction in Tokyo's Asakusa, is nearing the completion of its first roof replacement since the aftermath of World War II.

A shopping arcade in Tokyo's Asakusa district has had a makeover with a new roof made of thousands of reddish-brown copper plates. The historic shopping street known as Nakamise leads to Sensoji ...