Culture A Stroll Down Shitamachi Takane Shoji If you have seen enough of Asakusa, and are beginning to get a little weary of the swarm of people near the temple, it may be...
Culture Tokyo Hotaru Festival Sarashanti Fireflies on the Sumida River represented using LED lights in this annual event, Tokyo Hotaru Festival.
Culture Tokyo Hotaru Festival 2013 Anonymous Fireflies light up the Sumida River at the Tokyo Hotaru Festival 2013
22 Culture Shitaya Shrine Festival Sher Ying Wee One of the older shrines that hold early summer processions. If you're in town during an odd time (after sakura season but be...
10 Culture Night Scenes in Asakusa R.S. Reynolds Strolling through Asakusa at night and exploring its colorful sites after the sun goes down.
Culture Asakusa’s Traditional Hagoita Fair Tomoko Kamishima Asakusa is famous for its annual year-end Hagoita (Battledore) Fair held December 17-19. It started in the late 16th century ...
12 Culture Shutter Art at Senso-ji Temple Larry Knipfing If you come early, before any of the shops open along the long street that leads to the temple from Kaminarimon Gate, you’re ...