Located in the Asakusa district, Sensoji is Tokyo’s most famous Buddhist temple, and undoubtedly deserves a spot on the itinerary of any first-time visitor to the city. It’s particularly popular with ...

An organized crime syndicate in Tokyo with roots dating to around ... The Anegasaki-kai, based in the old downtown Asakusa district of the capital, survived primarily by scalping tickets for ...

Asakusa lies in the Shitamachi area of Tokyo, which refers to the more traditional ... Shinjuku, especially the red-light district of Kabukicho, has seen its fair share of seedy activity and ...

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 ...

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

Crowds packed into the streets of Tokyo's Asakusa district from May 19 to 21 for the Sanja Matsuri festival, an annual summer event famous for a procession of three mikoshi portable shrines ...

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.

From the calm of Asakusa to the hustle of Akihabara ... Narita Airport offers easy train access. Marunouchi is Tokyo’s prime ...

Tokyo is a city that never stops surprising me. I’ve been here on all of my 7+ trips to Japan, and every single time, I ...

Oracle Red Bull Racing's driver Yuki Tsunoda talks us through the must-see places in Tokyo ahead of his home race at the ...

For traditional Japanese dessert, make a stop at Asakusa Soratsuki. Here you’ll find an array of dango (mochi on a stick; ¥400) topped with strawberry slices and colourful sweet bean paste that ...