Asakusa, an area of Tokyo with a long history, is still brimming with tradition. It's a popular tourist spot with Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple, Sensoji, drawing over 30 million visitors a year.

The Metropolitan Police Department rearrested Kenichi Hosoya, 43, and his wife Shiho Hosoya, 38, both former company ...

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

On October 9, an 18-year-old American arrived in Japan with his family for a sightseeing trip. While here, they had, in many ...

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.

Asakusa is one of Japan's most popular tourist destinations. It's home to many historic temples and shrines which people gather in and around for a variety of events held throughout the year.

Asia's oldest subway goes public Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly ...

KUKI, Saitama Prefecture--For the first time in 33 years, Tobu Railway Co. will introduce a new Spacia limited express train that connects Tokyo’s Asakusa district with the Nikko-Kinugawa area ...

The character Midori Asakusa from Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, has been named the tourism ambassador for Miho Village.

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If you don't have enough time to do this (or just don't want to) the best thing to do is get a map of the museum beforehand and pick what you want to do before you venture in.  If you're looking to ...