track from Ueno to Asakusa. The trains ran every three minutes on what is now part of Tokyo Metro's modern-day Ginza Line but were crowded with passengers who previously overran the city's trams.

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers ...

All the train cars using the Asakusa line needed to be fitted with the sensors. Okamoto Seiji has been working on platform doors at the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation for more than 20 ...

The last time a new subway line was introduced in Tokyo was 2008 ... Station to reach popular destinations in eastern Tokyo, such as Asakusa. The extension would also go through Toyocho Station ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited ... The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen ...

TOKYO: Female rickshaw pullers are drawing attention in Tokyo’s Asakusa area, a site to which tourists flock from all over the world. Because it requires so much physical power and endurance ...

they seem to enjoy telling lies with their friends and family as a kind of hobby,' the event's organiser says On a busy afternoon in Tokyo's Asakusa district, a tour guide leads a small group to a ...