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Dec
51°F 10°C
43°F 6°C
Jan
47°F 8°C
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Feb
48°F 8°C
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May
68°F 20°C
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“A walking tour of Asakusa” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
“Asakusa neighborhood is a good base of operations for tourists in Tokyo” Seattle Times
“Tokyo turnaround” sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle
“Tokyo on a Budget” GoNomad.com
“Favorite experiences in Tokyo” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
“Tokyo Story” Independent.co.uk
Web Comments from Travelers (13)
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“Akasuka ê ê{âÍ” VirtualTourist.com
“Tokyo Neighborhoods” VirtualTourist.com
“ASAKUSA” VirtualTourist.com
“Asakusa Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)” VirtualTourist.com
“Asakusa Nakamise-dori” VirtualTourist.com
“The old town” VirtualTourist.com
“Asakusa Kannon Temple” VirtualTourist.com
“Visit the Asakusa-kannon...” VirtualTourist.com
“ASAKUSA” VirtualTourist.com
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“Tokyo neighbourhoods: Asakusa!” VirtualTourist.com
“If you wander around Asakusa,...” VirtualTourist.com
“-Asakusa Sanja Festival-” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 43 attractions in Taito
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Traveler Description: This popular Tokyo neighborhood is home to many shops and restaurants as well as the famed Senso-ji Temple.
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Attraction type: Neighborhood, Religious site
Activities: Dining, City walk sightseeing, Walking
Address: Taito, Tokyo Prefecture
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“Cherry Blossom at Asakusa”
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5 of 5 stars
MaySpecial   32 contributions
Guam
Jun 1, 2007
16
people found this review helpful

We love our visit to Japan. Everything is so well connected. We arrived from the plane, clear custom and down we went striaght to the train that takes us downtown. It took us about an hour and it was just merely JPY1000. We decided to stay at Asaukusa as I heard so much nice things about it. One of the... more

“Good place to buy many souvenirs”
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4 of 5 stars
Agripina   129 contributions
Moscow, Russia
Jan 30, 2007
8
people found this review helpful

Asakusa is a great place for walking, taking pictures of a significant sites and buying cute souvenirs, which are always a good quality. We bought yukatas and kimonos for all our friends, the choise was huge,not like in Duty free at Narita airport. This is also a convenient place to take a boua to Odaiba island for more shopping and... more

“日本のいいところ”
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5 of 5 stars
さとちゃん   5 contributions
福岡
Google Translation
Dec 10, 2009

出張の合間に、久しぶりに浅草界隈をぶらつきました。仲見世通りから１本裏に入った有名な天丼やに行きたかったのですが、定休日... more

“下町です”
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5 of 5 stars
ksk_iii   54 contributions
Tokyo
Google Translation
Nov 17, 2009

海外からの友達が来たら絶対に連れて行くスポットです。彼らたちも行きたいといいますね。 仲見世をひやかして歩いても楽しい... more

“東京を代表する観光スポット”
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5 of 5 stars
GAJ-SHINJO   31 contributions
埼玉
Google Translation
Oct 7, 2009

浅草は何度行っても楽しめます。 私が首都圏に住んでいますので仲見世で買い物をする事自体は 少ないですが、たまに「おっ... more

“イメージと違う。。。”
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3 of 5 stars
りょた   5 contributions
世田谷
Google Translation
Sep 24, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

浅草と聞くと１日中遊べるイメージがありますが、若者にとっては少し物足りなさを感じる。 確かに雷門界隈はとても賑わってい... more

“東京でありながらプチ旅行気分。”
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4 of 5 stars
kirinkirin   37 contributions
東京
Google Translation
Sep 9, 2009

東京にありながら、都心とは違う下町感がたまらない。ちょっとした週末のプチ旅行気分が味わえて好きです。昔にタイムスリップし... more

“サンバカーニバル”
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4 of 5 stars
土曜の午後   31 contributions
宇部
Google Translation
Sep 6, 2009

平成２１年８月２９日、浅草の馬道通りから雷門通りまで数十チームのサンバチームが歌い踊りながらパレードをする姿に暑さを忘れ... more

“古きよき江戸の雰囲気”
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4 of 5 stars
テクテク   206 contributions
シンガポール
Google Translation
Jul 24, 2009

’江戸’の様子を今に伝えるのが、ここ浅草だと思います。一年を通して多くの観光客や地元の人で賑わい、いつでも活気に満ち溢れ... more

“観光でははずせない”
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5 of 5 stars
mesamasa   12 contributions
osaka
Google Translation
Mar 31, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

東京観光といえば、やはり浅草。 街の中にある下町、一味違った雰囲気。 仲見世通りの名物人形焼を食べ、浅草寺へお参り。... more

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Taito, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan