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 ...

Eastern Tokyo has certainly seen rapid development in the past half a decade or so: before the Skytree was opened, this traditional side of the capital saw relatively few tourists, bar the masses ...

Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen on the shops of the Nakamise commercial street in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, ...

Subscribe for more food and travel videos: <a href=" Chasing a Plate is in Tokyo Japan! Today we explore Asakusa. Asakusa is famous for it's Sensojii Temple as well as being one of the most ...

As one of Japan's representative tourist destinations, the Asakusa district never ceases to attract people looking for a taste of traditional downtown Tokyo. The 30 million visitors it draws each year ...

Start: Hama Rikyu Garden (Shiodome Station); or Asakusa Station (exit 1 or 3). Finish: Kappabashi Dori (station: Tawaramachi). Time: Allow approximately 5 hours, including the boat ride. Best Times: ...

The shop will feature a new take on the ubiquitous Uniqlo logo, now designed to look like a senjafuda, the placards often found on the gates of buildings or shrines across Japan. The sign reads ...

Editor’s note: The theme of Inclusive Tokyo is to explore the metropolis from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities. Tourism officials, with their sights set on the 2020 ...