Asakusa is a major sightseeing spot in Tokyo. Asakusa exudes a “downtown” atmosphere and offers a wide array of culinary treats and shopping opportunities while visiting such famous spots as the ...

|editorchoice-b|With its well-preserved traditional culture, Asakusa is one of Tokyo’s biggest tourist draws. No event attracts more visitors than the Sanja Matsuri, a 700-year-old festival that draws ...

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. The ...

The bustling Sanja Matsuri festival featuring three huge “mikoshi” portable shrines returned in full force to Tokyo’s Asakusa district for the first time since 2019. The hugely popular event had been ...

TOKYO -- The "Sanja Matsuri" festival, one of the big three annual festivals of the Japanese capital, reached its peak on the final day of ceremonies on May 20. Just after 6 a.m. as the morning ...

With its massive fan-shaped paper floats depicting heroic images of legendary warriors, the annual Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri is among the most popular traditional festivals in Japan. If you missed the ...