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.

With its massive fan-shaped paper floats depicting heroic images of legendary warriors, the annual Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri is ...

Canadian-born Barry Joshua Grisdale selected Asakusa’s famed Sensoji temple to be the first destination for Inclusive Tokyo. The iconic temple in the capital's Taito Ward is a must-visit stop ...

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.

Tokyo officially took the title from Osaka for Japan’s longest shopping district, also known as shotengai, by connecting a ...