The Kaminarimon at night, a large red lantern hanging between two guardian statues, with the Nakamise arcade empty and shuttered beyond

The upper tiers and gold finial of a five-storey red pagoda above a grey tile roof, under heavy cloud

A low-angle Asakusa street with Tokyo Skytree in the distance, overhead cables and a street plate reading 浅草二丁目 (Asakusa 2)

Tokyo Skytree rising behind a blue steel arch bridge over the Sumida River on a clear day

Asakusa, Tokyo

Asakusa: Where to Eat, What to Do and Where to Stay

Food · Things to do · Where to stay

Most of Asakusa is one line of walking: Kaminarimon, Nakamise-dori, the Hozomon and Senso-ji's main hall. Asakusa Station is about 5 minutes on foot from Senso-ji, and Tokyo Skytree is across the river, about 3 minutes by Tobu Skytree Line from Tobu Asakusa Station.

Food is mostly between Kaminarimon and Komagata: snacks on Nakamise-dori, tendon at Daikokuya (founded 1887), and loach and eel at Komagata Dozeu and Komagata Maekawa. Hotels fall into four bases: Kaminarimon and Asakusa Station, the Tsukuba Express side, Tawaramachi, and Komagata and Kuramae. The Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line and Tobu Skytree Line share the name Asakusa Station, but the Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station is a separate station.

Asakusa: food, things to do, where to stay

Where to eat in AsakusaNakamise-dori · Tokiwado Kaminari-okoshi Honpo, Kaminarimon main store · Asakusa Kagetsudo, main store
Things to do in AsakusaKaminarimon · Nakamise-dori · Senso-ji
Where to stay in AsakusaRyokan Asakusa Shigetsu · The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon by Hulic · Hotel Gracery Asakusa

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