Asakusa

Thank you for joining our Tokyo Free Walking Tour of Asakusa Course. The weather was perfect and we were able to welcome around 15 guests. As usual, we started guiding people to Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center in order to see better views of Asakusa areas from its rooftop. Right after we left the Information Building, we moved into Sensoji compounds by passing through the famous gates, Kaminariomon Gate (Thunder Gate) and Hozomon Gate (Treasure Gate), and there are vendors lined up ca...

9:30 in the morning Asakusa was not as crowded as you would expect on such a beautiful Sunday in autumn. I started out with the first guest of the day with my team mate. The three of us first climbed to the top of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center, where we were able to have a good view of the entire area. We then went on to see the Senso-ji temple and the Asakusa shrine. What I find interesting is how this temple and shrine, two facilities of different religions, can coexist in the...

Thank you for all our guests who joined "September 11 Asakusa Trial Tour ".                       The guests were from U.S.A , India, Malaysia, Chile, Canada, Israel and Mexico.      Nakamise shopping street was very  clowded as usual.                                                         So TFWT flag was the great landmark for us.  There were  several curious buildings           and items,  and a lot of histories in Asakusa.    As several Gods  were  guarding  the  Sensoji  Temple,  we  could...

Thank you for all our guests who joined  ” July 31  Asakusa Trial Tour”. We had 6 guests from England, Argentina and Spain. Asakusa is one of the popular sightseeing spots among tourists from all over the world. At the first  we enjoyed the nice view of Tokyo Sky Tree from  observation floor of  Asakusa Imformation center. At  Nakamise  Shopping Street , we could find various interesting Japanese traditional souvenirs. We've  got great good fortune by visiting the Asakusa kannon temple and the A...