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 ...

Asakusa is home to some of the city's biggest attractions including Tokyo Skytree and Kappabashi kitchen town. More importantly, people come here for the majestic Sensoji, Japan's oldest temple.

First held back in 1312, the event celebrates the three men who founded Asakusa's Sensoji Temple, and it often draws ... through the famous Kaminarimon gate, as there will most likely be smaller ...

The Nakamise shopping arcade, a popular tourist attraction in Tokyo's Asakusa ... grounds of Senso-ji temple, lining the open-air walkway from the iconic Kaminarimon gate to its main hall.