Explore Asakusa, one of Tokyo's most traditional areas, featuring street food, restaurants, hidden spots, and sakura viewing locations. This video serves as your ultimate travel guide to Asakusa.

I ate at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, a Tokyo restaurant with a Michelin Bib Gourmand Award. There was a 1.5-hour wait, but the food was worth the wait. Plus, my three-course meal cost just $6.50.

As one of the largest cities in the world, at least by population, Tokyo’s seamless fusion of tradition and modernity couples ...

A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, lies Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) eatery.

Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa is ranked #2 out of 19 things to do in Tokyo. See pictures and our review of Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa.

You could hop from city to city, kids in tow, frantically ticking off Japan’s main sights. But here’s why three weeks of ...

Yuka Akimoto sweats during her guide tour around the Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato. Akimoto is one of a handful of women who have chosen to pull rickshaws in ...

The company’s flagship brand, Tokyo Kimono Shoes, works with an artisanal shoe factory in the Tokyo district of Asakusa that’s been handmaking footwear since the 1950s.

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers. Visit youthful Shibuya and upscale Ginza to experience the modern ...