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.

I wrote about how pidgin originally developed in Asian ports as a way to converse with European traders. In Hawaii it ...

A park built along the river, five-minutes away from Asakusa. In the spring, you can enjoy walking along the path while enjoying the approximately 1,000 cherry blossom trees. Approximately 45 acres, a ...

Meet Cyashitsu Ryokan Asakusa, your charming home away from home in Tokyo's traditional heartland. Tucked away in Old Town Asakusa, it's a place where the past and present mingle with ease. Just step ...

In the heart of Asakusa's Kappabashi 'Kitchen Town' district, you'll find this shrine to all things fake food-related. Ganso Shokuhin Sample-ya has been producing plastic replicas for display in ...

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As such, Asakusa can be perceived as the old town of Tokyo. Here, you'll find old-timey wood buildings, shops selling artisanal Japanese cultural articles (think: traditional geta footwear and ...

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Four street associations around Tokyo's popular Asakusa tourist district have joined together to promote what they claim is the longest shopping street in Japan. The four associations, whose streets ...

Every fall, visitors flock to Tochigi Prefecture to experience the stunning koyo (autumn foliage) in Nikko. Located less than ...

Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd is a Japanese developer of luxury residential properties, including single-family homes and ...