Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Asakusa, Kanto

February 10, 2022 Misti Hsu

Discover the best top things to do in Asakusa, Japan including Ebisuya Asakusa, Mokuhankan, Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa, Asakusa Shrine, Hozomon, Sanja Matsuri, Hanayashiki, Nakamise Shopping Street (Kaminarimon), Asakusa Demboin-dori.
Restaurants in Asakusa

1. Ebisuya Asakusa

Excellent
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5.0 based on 3,853 reviews

Ebisuya Asakusa

Enjoy Japanese history, traditions, and the seasonal beauties from a rickshaw with our staff's omotenashi (hospitality). Our staff, with a rich knowledge of the city, will help make a special memory for your trip. We will take you to see interesting things you would not find in guidebooks or on websites.

2. Mokuhankan

1-41-8 Taito-ku, Tokyo, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture +81 70-5011-1418 [email protected] http://mokuhankan.com/index.html
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5.0 based on 109 reviews

Mokuhankan

Mokuhankan is a traditional woodblock print shop located in the famous district of Asakusa in Tokyo. You can find newly published prints as well as a wide selection of antique offerings. (We are currently closed due to the pandemic, and will reopen when general tourism returns to Japan.)

Reviewed By Settingthisupsucks

Last year, my wife and I stumbled on this shop. Loved it. Purchased a few prints, and enjoyed talking prints with Dave. So we came back a year later, and had an even more amazing visit. Dave even gave us a tour and took us upstairs where the magic happens, and it was so cool to watch his printers making wonderful works of art. Even had the please of meeting Ayumi San (I love her ghost prints). And between visits, I browse the website and add even more prints to my collection. My wife and I spend a month or so in Japan each year, and making my pilgrimage to Mokuhankan will definitely be a mandatory trip.

3. Senso-ji Temple

2-3-1, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3842-0181 http://www.senso-ji.jp/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 9,321 reviews

Senso-ji Temple

According to legend, two brothers kept trying to return a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, to the Sumida River only to have it returned to them the next day. This temple located in Tokyo's Asakusa district was built to honor her.

Reviewed By SandyS1593

There's so much going on at the Senso-ji Temple. There's the Asakusa Shrine, a five-story pagoda, beautiful gardens with a statue of Buddha and a street of over 200 shops that sell traditional Japanese items and souvenirs. If you only have time for one temple stop, I highly recommend Senso-ji.

4. Asakusa

Asakusa, Taito Tokyo Prefecture https://asakusa-kankou.com/en/index.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 6,105 reviews

Asakusa

This popular Tokyo neighborhood is home to many shops and restaurants as well as the famed Senso-ji Temple.

Reviewed By 228irenak

Great area- both the vast temple and shrine complex and the surrounding area, with super cute traditional streets. Nice place to hang out and walk around the little shops.

5. Asakusa Shrine

2-3-1, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3844-1575 http://www.asakusajinja.jp/
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4.5 based on 1,341 reviews

Asakusa Shrine

Reviewed By Jajourney06 - Singapore, null

Not sure how true if you happened in Tokyo , do give a visit to this gate. our local friend said over pass this gate will give good luck :)

6. Hozomon

2-3-2 Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3842-0181 http://www.senso-ji.jp/guide/guide03.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 313 reviews

Hozomon

Reviewed By SteveS1970 - Coventry, United Kingdom

This is a fantastic looking gate on the way up to the Senso-ji temple. Huge lanterns adorn it and it is worth spending time looking at thethe guards which stand on either side protecting the temple.

7. Sanja Matsuri

2-3-1 Asakusa Shrine, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture http://www.asakusajinja.jp/sanjamatsuri/
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4.5 based on 71 reviews

Sanja Matsuri

Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo's three great summer festivals. It takes place late in May and celebrates the founding of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. The festival has been running for over 700 years and today draws about two million visitors to the neighbourhood over the course of three days of processions and dances leading up to a parade of three enormous Mikoshi (portable shrines) carried precariously on the shoulders of locals. The shrines are ornate with black lacquer and gold leaf and elaborate purple and vermilion ropes, and weigh about 1 ton each. There's an incredibly charged atmosphere as the people carrying them shout in rhythm and bounce and jostle the shrines to wake up the spirits inside and encourage them to spread luck and prosperity throughout the surrounding neighbourhoods. The mood of celebration and street party atmosphere is packed with the sights and sounds of formal processions with ancient costumes and traditional music, geisha and taiko performances, yakuza gangsters showing off their tattoos, all mixed with the aroma of hundreds of impromptu food stands in the streets.

8. Hanayashiki

2-28-1, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3842-8780 http://www.hanayashiki.net/
Excellent
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4.0 based on 345 reviews

Hanayashiki

Hanayashiki, Japan’s first and oldest amusement park has been around since 1853. It originally began as a flower park, until its management started added in more attractions to transform it into an amusement park.

Reviewed By Nonnapn - Manila, Philippines

Before Disney, there was Hanayashiki. A small, vintage amusement park with a few retro rides, some snack stalls and a charmingly simple atmosphere. Pre-teens would be bored but toddlers will love this place.

9. Nakamise Shopping Street (Kaminarimon)

2-3-1, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3844-3350 http://www.asakusa-nakamise.jp/
Excellent
33%
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4.0 based on 1,985 reviews

Nakamise Shopping Street (Kaminarimon)

Reviewed By 629yeetingc - Singapore, Singapore

every time I visit to Tokyo, I would like to visit Asakusa- Kaminarimon and Nakamise Shopping Street, it gives the feelings and ambience of being in Japan, with the tourist crowds, the shops selling various local snacks and a lot of restaurants around for you try something locals. a lot of local souvenirs can also buy there - do spend some time to explore

10. Asakusa Demboin-dori

2-3-5, Asakusa, Taito 111-0032 Tokyo Prefecture http://denbouin-dori.com/
Excellent
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4.0 based on 162 reviews

Asakusa Demboin-dori

Reviewed By DellaG_12 - Coquitlam, Canada

This is an amazing shopping street with the shops and signage designed like a street scene from the old old Edo. I love the Japanese man size characters that are scattered on the roof tops of the stores. It is not far from the Asakusa temple compound. These shops sell traditional Japanese crafts and souvenirs. It also has a lot of snack shops and eateries. Very touristy but enjoyable area to re-hydrate oneself and people watch.

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