Asakusa

Don’t miss the swords-on-fire performances and more at Asakusa Samuraive Show this week

An entertainment show in Tokyo’s center of traditional culture combines the old with the new in a flaming, nonverbal spectacle.

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Beautiful Japanese garden green tea crepes waiting in Tokyo’s historical Asakusa neighborhood

Treats for the eyes and taste buds, just a few blocks from Sensoji Temple.

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American gun owner opens our eyes to a different way of life in Tokyo

“Bad guys have guns, so good girls have to have guns too.”

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New Japanese Food Sample Making Cafe opens in Asakusa, Tokyo

A unique tourist experience where you can eat Japanese food…and take it home with you to enjoy forever as a hyper-realistic food sample.

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Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment

Staying here is like a cozy time trip.

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Sales for clear soy sauce are up, and here’s one way to use it to beat the heat with a cold treat

Here’s a recipe to make chilled Japanese-style pudding using the transparent soy sauce that’s become a popular souvenir from Japan.

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How to dress for summer in Japan: Tips from a rickshaw driver in Asakusa

Fashion advice on how to dress for a Japanese summer leads us to some historic stores.

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We stayed at Asakusa’s super-narrow, super-cheap, and surprisingly comfortable hotel

We almost can’t believe it’s under 3,500 yen (US$22.57) a night.

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Open-air public toilet at Sensoji temple in Tokyo is waiting to be discovered by foreign tourists

Famous Asakusa tourist site has a very public place to pee…for those who know where to find it.

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Hidden history, retro cafes, and a shoe shrine on Asakusa bus loop【Tokyo Loop Buses】

There’s so much more to Tokyo’s Asakusa area than Sensoji Temple.

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Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind

Free perks and beautiful design features make this more like a ryokan than a business hotel.

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Yakuza member selling soda arrested for extorting money from ninja spreading flyers in Asakusa

Popular area wasn’t big enough for the two of them.

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Matcha strawberry daifuku from Hatoya really lets the green tea shine in more ways than one

We try one and other items from the limited-time booth in Shinjuku.

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Rumors say Tokyo’s Sensoji Temple sticks you with bad fortunes, so we bought 100 to find out

Plus, how hard is it to pull Sensoji’s semi-secret super-lucky omikuji fortune?

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Samurai Ninja Museum Tokyo With Experience is true to its name, lets you slice with real katana

Hands-on history in Tokyo’s most historical neighborhood.

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Why Sensoji temple in Asakusa is better at night

One of Tokyo’s most historic areas is even more spectacular without the crowds.

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Pokémon GO melds with Tokyo’s traditional neighborhood for Asakusa Routes event, gets thumbs up from us

Our Pokémon GO-loving reporter walks Pikachu’s Past and Present Route.

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Pokémon GO to take over Tokyo’s Asakusa with ukiyo-e style routes

Hey, honey, take a walk on the wild Pikachu side.

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100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good

Mr Sato treats his skin to a beauty product that’s surprisingly painful. 

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300-year-old Tokyo comb company sells 30,000-yen wooden hair combs—Are they worth it?

And if you’d rather have a 60,000-yen comb, this Asakusa shop has some of those too.

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