Even a ferocious dragon on the ceiling fell prey to the ravages of time, with a famed painting peeling off and hanging down over visitors at Sensoji temple in Tokyo on July 8. The picture of a dragon, ...

Asakusa's Sensoji Temple is packed with well-wishers on any day, but more so for hatsumode on New Year's Day. Hatsumode is the act of visiting a shrine or temple during the first days of the new year ...

Asakusa has long been a big tourist attraction for visitors from the world over, but its lure is now hitting a peak, with a series of events under way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ...

People are seen on Nakamise shopping street, which has been decorated for the New Year, in Tokyo's Taito Ward, on Dec. 30, 2016. (Mainichi) Sensoji Temple, one of Tokyo's most iconic tourist ...

Sensoji temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district is one of the top tourist sites in the country, drawing thousands of tourists to the area every year. If you’ve ever visited Sensoji, chances are you’ve ...

People go to Senso-ji temple for Hatsumode, or their first temple visit of the year, at Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa area, Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) People go to Senso-ji temple for ...

An Asakusa landmark, the Kaminarimon gate leading to the famous Sensoji Temple had a makeover on Friday April 17. The iconic gate received a new red lantern from a manufacturer in Kyoto. Usually ...

One of Japan's oldest and most visited shopping streets in the heart of Tokyo's touristy Asakusa district is bracing for a massive rent hike. The 89 stores lining the narrow 250-meter-long Nakamise ...

Editor’s note: The theme of Inclusive Tokyo is to explore the metropolis from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities. Tourism officials, with their sights set on the 2020 ...

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