Area & Activities - Asakusa Kaede

Area & Activities

Asakusa is a bustling neighbourhood filled with authentic and traditional shopping opportunities. Teeming with history, culture and crafts, every thoroughfare and side street offers a unique experience. Our team will curate and guide you to some of the area’s best traditional craft shops, experiences, restaurants and sightseeing landmarks.

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Craft Shops

Hakocho

Beautifully decorated paulownia wooden furniture and boxes.
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Tenugui Fujiya

Traditional cotton cloths that are textile art.
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Han-nari

High-quality kimono and traditional clothing available to buy or rent.
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Asakusa Bunko

Fashionable handmade leather wallets, purses, and handbags.
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Bunsendo

Traditionally handcrafted wood & paper hand & folding fans.
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Kurodaya

A treasure trove of beautiful Japanese art, papers and papercrafts.
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Kiryudo

Traditional woven kimono belts and braided string bracelets.
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Wanari-ya

Indigo dyeing studio and shop featuring clothing with traditional patterns.
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Asakusa Kingyo

Catch goldfish and take home a souvenir.
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Mokuhankan

Ukiyo-e woodblock printing studio with high-quality reproductions of old designs.
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Edo Hake Brush

High-quality hand-crafted Japanese brushes.
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Nagao Hangasho

A third-generation family woodblock carving and printing business.
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Komatsuya

A wide selection of beautiful ceramic tableware.
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Dogin Doki

Copperware shop selling hand-crafted copper kettles, frying pans and tumblers.
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Tousyougama

Stylish tableware store with many examples of Mino ware ceramics.
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Nisshin Kikinzoku

The store of a 12th-generation silver master.
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Kaneso

Kitchen knives coverted by chefs around the world.
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Yamazaki-ya

Traditional paper lanterns used in shops, festivals, temples and shrines.
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Soshu

A woodcarving shop owned for three generations.
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Mogami Kogei

Authentic Edo Sashimono furniture from a master craftsman.
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Activities

Mokuhankan

Ukiyo-e woodblock studio. Create your own designs at their print parties.
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Asakusa Kingyo

Experience a traditional matsuri game – catching goldfish.
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Wanari-ya

Indigo dyeing studio. Experience stencil dyeing and tie-dyeing techniques.
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Nisshin Kikinzoku

Learn metalworking techniques from a 12th-generation silver master.
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Tokyo Ryusen Ceramic Studio

Learn Japanese pottery techniques and take home your creations.
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Hiramoto Workshop

Learn the traditional techniques of metal engraving.
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Mogami Kogei

Learn traditional Japanese woodcraft and joinery techniques.
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Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center

Handicraft museum operated by the local city and crafts groups.
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Area Eats

Owariya

A long-established soba restaurant famous among locals.
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Onigiri Yadoroku

Tokyo’s oldest onigiri (rice ball) restaurant.
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Daikokuya

A beloved tempura restaurant that originated the famous Tendon dish.
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Asakusa Gyukatsu

Reported to be one of the best beef cutlets in Japan.
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Yoshikami

A classic café that has been serving its iconic beef stew since the 1940s.
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Cafe 'Royal Kissa'

This retro-style coffee shop is known for their toasted sandwiches.
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Pelican

Landmark bakery & café that only serves two types of bread.
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Suzukien

Boasting the richest matcha tea-flavoured gelato in the world.
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Funawa

Delicious sweet potato-based delicacies.
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Asakusa Kagetsudo Honten

Known for its cream-filled “melonpan” sweet buns.
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Chibaya

A confectionery store famous for its caramelised sweet potato delicacies.
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Kamejuu

Delicious “dorayaki” pancakes with sweet red bean paste.
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Landmarks

Sensoji Temple

Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple and its Kaminarimon gate are iconic Asakusa landmarks.

Nakamise Dori

Many stores selling crafts, souvenirs and snacks line the street between Kaminarimon and Sensoji.

Tokyo Skytree

The world’s tallest tower. See Tokyo from a new perspective.

Festivals

Sanja Matsuri

Held in May, Tokyo’s most popular shrine festival includes one hundred portable shrines paraded around the streets.

Summer Festivals

Dress in yukata and kimono and enjoy a traditional festival atmosphere, games, food stalls and fireworks.

Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri

Held in April, this spring street celebration includes a parade, performances and market.