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.

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 ...

Tori no Ichi is said to have originated at Asakusa's Otori Shrine and the nearby Juzaisan Chokokuji temple, so you can expect a major spectacle here. This is the biggest Tori no Ichi festival in ...

The most venerable of these festivals is said to be the one at Ōtori Shrine in Asakusa. Other well-known markets include those hosted at Shinjuku’s Hanazono Shrine and Fuchū’s Ōkunitama Shrine.

The train’s exterior is white, inspired by “gofun” pigment used on the Yomeimon gate at Nikko Toshogu shrine ... four round trips daily connecting Asakusa Station with Tobu Nikko and ...