Renowned for its temples, festivals, street food and old-school atmosphere, Asakusa ... Gozen Soba Kaminarimon Tagawa is just a 30-second walk from the iconic Kaminarimon gate.

outside exit #1 of the ASAKUSA STATION on the TOKYO METRO GINZA LINE (be careful, there are two separate stations called Asakusa Station). As there are a few other companies offering rickshaw services ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 33 million from January to November, setting a new annual record, driven by a tourism boom and a weak yen, government estimates showed Wednesday. The ...

TOKYO: Female rickshaw pullers are drawing attention in Tokyo’s Asakusa area, a site to which tourists flock from all over the world. Because it requires so much physical power and endurance ...

Female rickshaw pullers are drawing attention in Tokyo’s Asakusa area, a site to which tourists flock from all over the world. Because it requires so much physical power and endurance, the job of ...

one of Tokyo’s most significant cultural landmarks. Located in the central district of Asakusa, the Buddhist temple was first built in 628 CE, and has a gigantic red lantern at its front gate, ...

At Asakusa Sumo Club in the heart of Tokyo, tourists sit on tables around a 4.5-metre-wide clay-filled ring, known as a ‘donyu’, to watch two former professional sumo wrestlers battle it out ...

Tokyo is tackling its low birth rate by offering government employees a four-day workweek starting in April. Governor Koike hopes this initiative, along with flexible work hours for parents, will ...

The U.S. Space Force on Wednesday launched a unit at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, with the aim of strengthening space defense and bilateral deterrence capabilities. During the activation ceremony ...

The Toei Subway, for instance, has the Asakusa ... a ticket gate (wicket). 13. Once you’ve reached the platform you need, line up again and wait for the next train. Since the JR and the metro are the ...

The boisterous conversations are coming to an end at a sukiyaki restaurant with a 140-plus-year history in Tokyo’s Asakusa ... street facing the iconic Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji temple since ...

Tokyo Game Show 2024 is now in full swing and Microsoft has wrapped up its Xbox Broadcast showcase, revealing new trailers and information for games including Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater ...