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.

Meiji Jingu Shrine – A serene escape in the middle of bustling Shibuya. Senso-ji Temple – Tokyo’s oldest temple, located in ...

Meiji Jingu Shrine – A serene escape in the middle of bustling Shibuya. Senso-ji Temple – Tokyo’s oldest temple, located in Asakusa, where you can shop for souvenirs and traditional snacks.

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

The Senso-ji shrine is dedicated to this lucky catch and ... The Senso-ji Temple is easily accessed via the Asakusa station. Although the temple grounds remain open 24/7, the main hall welcomes ...

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 ...

In the past, “kamisuki,” or the traditional craft of making paper by hand, was a thriving industry in the neighborhood of Asakusa ... move on to the temple and shrine right next to Yoshiwara.

visitors to the 400-year-old Kotohiragu Shinto shrine tie any unlucky omikuji paper fortunes to a string, so the bad luck can blow away. ASAKUSA: A new type of urban design A few weeks later ...