An oldest temple in Tokyo with 1400 years of history that represents Asakusa. Senso-ji temple has many miraculous stories that the temple escaped from fires, and documents left from old times say that it started raining or winds changed direction as flames came closer to closer. It even survived from the great fire after the Great Tokyo Earthquake while Nakamise-dori Street which is spreading in front of its main temple was totally burned down. However, it was destroyed by the Great Tokyo Air Raid during World War Ⅱ after around 300 years since the last reconstruction. The main temple was rebuilt in 1958, and the Kaminari-mon gate was also rebuilt in 1960 by a contribution of "Panasonic" which is one of the leading electronic companies in Japan. The big red lantern is renewed every 10 years since then.

We can order a fully handmade lantern for you from a company that actually makes the big lantern at the gate.

One of the oldest shopping street in Japan which goes straight 250m ahead from Kaminari-mon Gate to Senso-ji Temple. The street is filed with almost 90 souvenir shops and food stands, and if you step out from the main street, you can find even more shops and restaurants that have long histories.

Umaimon Azuma is one of the beloved restaurants in Asakusa with a long history opened since 1952. They serve a wide variety of food with a full of originalities that the tastes have been kept for 70 years, such as Japanized western food, and sushi that the fish is freshly bought in from one of the biggest fish markets in the world. Feel free to request us for a reservation!

If you are in Asakusa, you cannot miss trying "Kamiya bar" which was opened as the first Bar in Japan since 1880 too! Needless to say, their speciality is "Denki Buran" which is a brandy based cocktail blending with gin, wine, a herb and etc. How to make it is the top secret and the mysteriousness must make you feel to try it by yourself!

As it is a busy street with full of tourists and traditional buildings, you could feel a good old lively atmosphere that has been lasted for centuries.

Who likes trying local food in other countries during a trip? Asakusa district offers tons of reasonable Japanese street food, and it might make you wonder what food to try. Among all, 2 sweets Ningyo-yaki and Kaminari-okoshi are the top specialities in Asakusa.

Ningyo-yaki is a kind of cake filled with red bean paste, and it means baked dolls in a direct translation as it is shaped like dolls. The shape differs depending on the shops and some shops even serves in anime characters or cute animals shapes. It is fun to see and try at each shop.

Kaminari-okoshi is crispy rice mixed with sugar and syrup. The name Kaminari-okoshi came from, kaminari as Kaminarimon-gate, and okoshi as rebuilding in Japanese. The first shop was opened around 250 years ago when the gate was burned down, to hope for a reconstruction. Now it also has a charm against thunders.

The best part of street food in Asakusa is that you can see the process how they are actually cooked in front of you and can eat it freshly cooked. Why don't you come with us to a food hunting trip?

Would you like to see the city while feeling old Tokyo vibes? Jinrikisya which is man power vehicle in a direct translation in Japanese, is the best option to do so.

As it is believed to be originated from Japan with more than 100 years of history, riding on Jinriki-sha would make you feel as if you time-traveled to the past.

A rickshaw man who knows everything about Asakusa will take you to a memorable tour and tell you an interesting story about each spot where you can find a new side of Asakusa from a local person's perspective.

Do you want to take a Jinriki-sya wearing japanese traditional clothes Kimono? Do you want to decide the route by yourself? Please inquire us for requests and we will arrange it for you!

A street where you can find anything about "food" or "Kitchenwares" from products you use at home to ones you use professionally.

Especially knives in Kappabashi street are quite reputable for its quality and variety. Since there are a wide variety of food in Japan, Japan developed a knife industry. For example, sushi chefs use different kinds of knives depending on what fish they cook.

This street is one of the places where sells any kinds of knives, and you can surely find the one that is suitable for food you usually cook. Also if you have a knife that you are using for a long time with a lot of memories, some shops even offer a sharpening service for your knife.