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Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Asakusa
This page indexes, contains corrections and has additions to the Asakusa chapter of Tokyo Stroll.For information on Tokyo Stroll and this web supplement see Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page
For users of the Organic Maps, Maps.Me and Google Maps apps the items below have bookmarks you can import into those apps to make navigation easier. Adachiya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99 Amezaiku Ameshin (Asakusa main workshop) / Amezaiku Ameshin (Asakusa honten kōbō): Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88 Amisei: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99 Arai Bunsendō (aka Bunsendō): Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78 Asakusa Chōchin Monaka: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 83 Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 73 Asakusa Engei Hall: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104 Asakusa Hanayashiki: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 98 Asakusa Imahan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 110 Asakusa Jinja [aka Sanja Sama, Shrine of the Three Guardians]: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88 Asakusa Kagetsudō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 91 Asakusa Menchi: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82" Asakusa Mokubakan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 90 Asakusa Morigin: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80 Asakusa Public Hall / Asakusa Kōkaidō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82 Asakusa Sōshū: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113 Asakusa Sukeroku: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84 Asakusa Underground Shopping Street / Asakusa Chika Shōtengai: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 101 Awashimadō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 91 Bairindō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78 Bandai head office building: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 110 Bentendō and Bentenyama: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 85 Bujitomi Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 105 Bunsendō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78 Butsudan Dōri: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106 Chin-ya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 76 Chingodō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 102 Denpōin: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84 Dojō Iidaya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 109 Drum Museum / Taikokan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108 Edo Taitō Traditional Crafts Museum / Edo Taitō Dentō Kōgei Kan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 98
Edo-te Togi Senmon (江戸手研ぎ専門) A small knife sharpening shop that does work by hand using traditional methods. The space also has a small art gallery that sells original, paintings, wall scrolls, painted fans, and postcards of some of the art. EKIMISE: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 102 Fujiya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 83 Fukuzendō Sakai Kanbanten: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 109 Funawa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 73 Hanakawado Park / Hanakawado Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88 Hikan Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 89 Honzan Higashi Honganji: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106 Hoppī Dōri: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 89 Hōzōmon: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 85 HUB Asakusa shop / HUB Asakusa Ten / HUB: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 105 Hyakusuke: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84 Ichikawa Danjūrō IX ‘Shibaraku’ bronze statue: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 98 Ikenami Shōtarō Memorial Museum / Ikenami Shōtarō Kinen Bunko: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108 Isekan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 81 Kama-asa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 109 Kamameshi Haru: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 105 Kamata Hakensha: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108 Kaminari Issa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88 Kaminarimon: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 77–78 Kamiya Bar: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99 Kanmidokoro Nishiyama: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99 Kappabashi Street / Kappabashi Dōgugai: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106 Kappadera: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108 Kikuya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 79 Kimuraya Honten: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84 Komakata Dozeu: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 112 Komakatadō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113 Kurodaya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 77 Maekawa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113 Mizuguchi Shokudō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104 Mokuhankan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 103 Nakamise Shōtengai: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 79 Nakaya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 85
Namiki Yabusoba (並木藪蕎麦)
This famous soba restaurant (sobaya) is easy to spot—just look for an old-fashioned white two-story building with a large wooden sign with the kanji "Yabu" 藪 on it. Seating is both traditional and Western. Their selection has many different soba dishes, so you can visit more than once and never eat the same thing twice. If you are not familiar with soba, a simple choice is one of the soup-based dishes. Or if you prefer cold noodles, try the zarusoba. For soba with a dipping sauce, they will bring a small pot of sobayu. They have been in the business since 1913. Nitenmon: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 87 Obigen: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 79 Oimoyasan Kōshin: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80 Ōshimaya Onda: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 111 Rokkakudō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 91 Rokku: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104 Sake no Daimasu Kaminarimon Branch: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78 Sanbidō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82 Sanja Sama, Shrine of the Three Guardians: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88 Seikyōji: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 114 Sensōji: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 86
Shitaya Jinja (下谷神社)
Originally constructed in Ueno in 730, this Inari shrine was relocated several times before ending up in the present location in 1928 after the Great Kantō Earthquake, the current building dates from 1934 having survived WWII. A landmark is the large red torii on the East side of Asakusa Dōri just West of Inarichō station, immediately before the shrine is a large stone torii followed by a large wooden gate.
The main festival is held on the weekend closest to May 11. The monthly festival is held on the 1st, 11th, and 15th of every month starting at 7am. Some no Anbō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78 Sumida Park / Sumida Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 101 Sushihatsu: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104
A famous chain selling new and used kimono and yukata. They describe themselves as a kimono recycle store. Frankly looking at the recycled kimono they are in great shape, not surprising as the Japanese tend to take good care of their stuff. There are many shops in Tokyo, I am adding them to these supplement pages when I have a page for the area they are in. In Asakusa the stores are: MEGA Tansuya (MEGAたんす屋) in the EKIMISE building 7th floor [Asakusa Detail 5 map] Tansuya Asakusaten (たんす屋浅草店) [Near the junction of Asakusa Detail maps 1, 2, and 5] Tansuya Asakusa Kōkaidōmae Shop (たんす屋 浅草公会堂前店) [Just east of the Detail 7 map] Tanuki Dōri: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106 Tempura Nakasei: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 102 Tokiwadō Kaminari Okoshi Honpo: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 77
Tosaku (東作本店)
In 1783, a former samurai went into business making bamboo fishing rods. The store still handcrafts traditional bamboo rods which break down into segments for easy transport. A variety of sizes are available, some so small they almost seem like toys but are actual rods. They also handle handcrafted traditional and modern accessories used in fishing such as floats, needle removers, containers to hold fish, bamboo pole nets, and much more. Toyofuku: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 83 Tsujiya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82 Umezono: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80 Wasendō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 89 Water Bus / Suijō Basu: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 101 World Bags and Luggage Museum / Sekai no Kaban Hakubutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113 Yagenbori Nakajima Shōten: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80,: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106
Yayoiken Asakusa Tawaramachi (やよい軒 浅草田原町店)
The local branch of the restaurant chain Yayoi. I include it here as this is an excellent place to get a Japanese style breakfast at very reasonable prices. As you enter there is a machine where you can order and pay for your meal. This is a touch screen device and has an English menu option for easy selection. Pay for your meal, collect your ticket and change then seat yourself. You don't need to be able to speak Japanese as the ticket has your selection. Refills on rice and tea are free, just help yourself. Yonoya Kushiho: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82 Back to the Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page - Privacy Notice - Back to Gilles' home page Created July 10, 2019 | Content last updated February 23, 2024 |