Neighbourhood guide

Asakusa

Old Tokyo's front door, best before the tour buses arrive

Asakusa gets dismissed as touristy, and at 2pm on a Saturday it is. Go at 7am instead. Senso-ji with incense drifting and almost nobody around is a different place entirely, and the backstreets west of the temple still feel like the shitamachi Tokyo that most of the city paved over decades ago.

Asakusa is the old downtown, the shitamachi, and it still runs on an older clock. Senso-ji's main hall opens at 6am (6:30 from October to March), and there's no better time to see it than early morning. That means incense smoke, sweeping monks, and empty Nakamise stalls with their shutters painted like ukiyo-e. By ten the crowds arrive and the neighbourhood changes character entirely.

Stay for the edges rather than the centre. Kappabashi's kitchenware street sells the knives and ceramics that chefs actually buy, Hoppy Street pours cheap stewed beef and beer from mid-afternoon, and the Sumida riverside walk gives you the Skytree mirrored in the water. Asakusa is also where the Tobu line to Nikko leaves from, if you're planning a day trip.

Asakusa in photos

Photo: Ankur Panchbudhe / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Photo: Stephen Kelly from San Francisco, CA, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Getting there

Ginza Line, Asakusa Line, or Tobu Skytree Line to Asakusa. The Ginza Line exit 1 puts you a minute from Kaminarimon gate.

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Asakusa (Ginza / Asakusa Line, Tobu) · Tokyo Skytree (Tobu) stations

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What to see

Senso-ji Temple is the reason to come, and the order matters. Go through Kaminarimon, up Nakamise Shopping Street and past the Hozomon gate to the main hall. The five-storey pagoda is best seen from the side gate. When the main hall opens the stalls are still shuttered, one of the two times you'll see the painted shutters on Nakamise. After dark they come down again, the lanterns come on, and the arcade empties. Asakusa Shrine stands right beside the main hall and most visitors walk past it, which keeps it calm even at peak times. Its 1649 buildings survived both the earthquake and the air raids, and in mid May it hosts Sanja Matsuri.

For the overview, the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center across from Kaminarimon has a free eighth-floor terrace. It lines up the gate, the arcade and the temple on one side, and the Tokyo Skytree with the Asahi flame on the other. Walk north along the river for fifteen minutes to Imado Shrine, the claimed birthplace of the beckoning cat, where the cat figures come in pairs and the ema are round. Sumida Park runs along both banks, and the Sumida River Walk pedestrian bridge crosses to the east bank for the best angle on the Tokyo Skytree. The tower itself is a twenty-minute walk or one Tobu stop away.

Senso-ji five-storey pagoda glowing red at night beside the Hozomon gate roof — Photo: Ishan Manjrekar / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Where to eat and drink

Asakusa eats old-fashioned, and it starts early. Nakamise Shopping Street sells ningyo-yaki cakes and senbei from stalls that have been doing so since the Edo period. Eat beside the stall rather than walking, that's the local rule. Lunch is Sometaro, an okonomiyaki house in a creaky wooden building going since 1937, where you sit on tatami and cook your own pancake on a hot plate set into the table. Say it's your first time and they'll cook the first one for you. It's cash only. From mid-afternoon the neighbourhood shifts to Hoppy Street, west of the temple, where open-fronted izakayas serve motsunikomi beef tendon stew and Hoppy, the post-war beer substitute, to stools on the pavement while temple visitors stroll past. Drinking here starts at noon and nobody minds.

Early evening belongs to Kamiya Bar by the Azumabashi crossing, Japan's oldest Western-style bar, open since 1880 and home of Denki Bran, the herbal brandy cocktail from 1882. Buy tickets at the entrance counter first, then order the Denki Bran with a draft beer chaser in the noisy ground-floor hall. If your day ends on the east bank, there's reliable food in the commercial mall under the Tokyo Skytree, and yakatabune dinner boats leave from the piers below Sumida Park.

Nakamise Shopping Street after closing, its shuttered snack and souvenir stalls lit at night — Photo: Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Where to stay

Asakusa is the best base in Tokyo for early risers. Sleep within a few minutes of Senso-ji Temple and dawn at the main hall, the single best thing in the neighbourhood, becomes a habit rather than a project. The streets between Kaminarimon and the Sumida River hold most of the accommodation. There are ryokan with tatami rooms, the hostels and capsule hotels that made Asakusa the city's budget heartland, and a growing set of mid-range hotels along the river with Tokyo Skytree views. West toward Kappabashi Kitchen Town and Tawaramachi it's quieter and cheaper.

Asakusa suits you if you want traditional atmosphere, if you're a first-timer on a budget, or if you're planning a Nikko day trip on the Tobu line. The catch is transport. The west side of the city is 30 to 40 minutes away, and the neighbourhood goes quiet early.

Visitors wafting incense smoke at the burner in front of the Senso-ji main hall — Photo: . Ray in Manila / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

How to do it in a day

Be at Senso-ji Temple by seven, before the tour groups. Walk up Nakamise Shopping Street while the shutters are still down and step sideways into Asakusa Shrine. Take a coffee near Kaminarimon while the stalls open, then ride the lift at the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center for the view of what you've just walked. Mid-morning, head west to Kappabashi Kitchen Town for knives at Kamata or Tsubaya, engraved while you wait. Many shops close around 5pm and some on Sundays. Lunch at Sometaro on the way back, then walk north along the river to Imado Shrine and its paired cats.

By mid-afternoon, settle onto a pavement stool on Hoppy Street for the stew and a Hoppy. Cross the Sumida River Walk through Sumida Park as the light goes, catching the Tokyo Skytree in the water. Then either go up the tower for the night view or turn back to Kamiya Bar for a Denki Bran, and finish with a lantern-lit walk past the pagoda.

Rickshaw puller hauling two passengers past shopfronts on an Asakusa street — Photo: Stephen Kelly from San Francisco, CA, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods

Kuramae Makers, roasters and old granaries on the Sumida, a short walk from Asakusa 7 places · 1.2 km away

Ryogoku Sumo town on the Sumida, with Hokusai and a tidal garden next door 11 places · 1.6 km away

Ueno Museums, market chaos, and Tokyo's great public park 12 places · 2.1 km away

Akihabara Electric Town, eight floors at a time 6 places · 2.7 km away

The best of Asakusa

Best icon Senso-ji Temple Tokyo's oldest temple. Come at dawn or after dark when the pagoda is lit and the day-trippers are gone.

Best shopping Kappabashi Kitchen Town Restaurant-supply street for hand-forged knives, ceramics and the plastic food models. Many shops shut around 5pm.

Best night Hoppy Street Open-fronted izakayas serving beef tendon stew and the namesake Hoppy. Grab an outside stool by late afternoon.

Things to do in Asakusa

Temple · Free Senso-ji Temple Senso-ji is Tokyo's oldest temple, founded, so tradition says, in 628 AD. You walk in through the Kaminarimon gate, along the Nakamise shopping lane and up to the main hall. Dusk is the best time, when the crowds thin out and the buildings are lit.

Viewpoint · ¥¥¥ Tokyo Skytree Tokyo Skytree is the tallest broadcast tower in the world at 634m. On clear winter days you can see Mt Fuji to the southwest. The Tembo Deck at 350m and the Tembo Galleria at 450m give you two very different scales of view.

Nightlife · ¥ Hoppy Street Hoppy Street's open-air izakayas spill onto the pavement west of Senso-ji, serving beef tendon stew and hoppy, the beer substitute from Tokyo's post-war years. Drinking here starts early.

Shopping · ¥¥ Kappabashi Kitchen Town Kappabashi Kitchen Town is the street that supplies Tokyo's restaurants: 170 shops selling hand-forged knives, ceramics, lanterns and the plastic food models in every restaurant window. Almost all of it is sold to anyone who walks in.

Park · Free Sumida Park Sumida Park runs along both banks of the Sumida River between Asakusa and the Skytree. It's been a cherry blossom spot since the shogun era, and now the tower rises behind the petals.

Shrine · Free Asakusa Shrine Asakusa Shrine is the Shinto shrine right beside Senso-ji's main hall, dedicated to the three men who founded the temple. Its 1649 buildings came through both the 1923 earthquake and the WWII air raids, so it's one of the few original Edo-period structures left in Asakusa.

Shrine · Free Imado Shrine Imado Shrine is a small shrine north of Senso-ji that claims to be the birthplace of the maneki-neko beckoning cat, and it enshrines Japan's first divine couple, which makes it a popular matchmaking spot. The cat figures here come in pairs and the ema prayer plaques are round.

Viewpoint · Free Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center is Kengo Kuma's stacked-house building right across from Kaminarimon, with a free 8th-floor terrace that lines up the gate, Nakamise and Senso-ji on one side and Tokyo Skytree with the Asahi flame on the other.

Shopping · Free Nakamise Shopping Street Nakamise is one of the oldest shopping streets in Japan, a 250-metre approach of around 90 stalls running from Kaminarimon to Senso-ji's Hozomon gate. It has sold ningyo-yaki cakes, senbei, folding fans and souvenirs since the Edo period.

Nightlife · ¥¥ Kamiya Bar Kamiya Bar is the oldest Western-style bar in Japan, founded in 1880 by the Azumabashi crossing in Asakusa, and the home of Denki Bran, the herbal brandy cocktail invented in 1882. The ground floor is a noisy beer hall full of locals at shared tables.

Food · ¥ Sometaro Sometaro is an okonomiyaki house in a creaky wooden building that has been going since 1937. You sit on tatami and cook your own pancake on a hot plate set into the low table. The menu covers Tokyo-style okonomiyaki and old shitamachi snacks like anzu-yaki.

Sento · ¥ Yakushiyu Yakushiyu is a minute from Tokyo Skytree station and was redone in April 2025 with a Greek theme. Mizuki Tanaka painted Mykonos on the men's side and Santorini on the women's. It runs more than 100 different daily baths a year, has a children's bath and a well-water cold plunge.

Sento · ¥ Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu is a temple-style sento with natural hot spring water, a big outdoor bath and a bath with a view of the Skytree. It's open all night, from 3pm until 10am the next morning, which makes it the place for a dawn soak in this part of town.

Sento · ¥ Asakusa Onsen Hinodeyu Hinodeyu in Moto-Asakusa is a sento with natural hot spring water and a tub made from cypress more than 1,000 years old, which makes the water feel soft. There's also an outdoor bath and a carbonated cold shower to finish.

What's on in Asakusa

Local events in the next 30 days, read from the ward, park and organiser pages each one links to.

BLACK BOX: Japan-Australia 50th Anniversary One-Person Musical Performance
Wed 28 Oct, Fri 30 Oct, Sat 31 Oct · Asakusa Kokono Theatre
A ticketed one-person musical based on the true story of the inventor of the flight recorder, staged at Asakusa Kokono Theatre.
¥9,800 to ¥14,000 · 18:30 (28 and 30 Oct); 17:00 (31 Oct) · Map · Source: ARTE TOKYO (Tokyo Metropolitan Government) · 日豪友好協力50周年記念1人ミュージカル『BLACK BOX』
Reception Environment Clean Design Contest Winners Exhibition Exhibition
On now, until 28 Oct · Postal Museum Japan
A display of the winning works of the 59th reception environment clean design contest.
Map · Source: Postal Museum Japan · 第59回（令和８年度）受信環境クリーン図案コンクール入賞作品展
Asakusa Culture and Lights Illumination
30 Oct to 3 Nov · Senso-ji
Projection mapping on the main hall and Hozomon gate of Senso-ji, with special openings of the Dempoin garden and the Ema-do hall.
Free · Map · Source: ARTE TOKYO (Tokyo Metropolitan Government) · ASAKUSA CULTURE & LIGHTS 2026(浅草カルチャー&ライツ 2026)
Special Selection Boys and Variety Performance
Fri 30 Oct, Mon 30 Nov · Asakusa Toyokan
A variety programme presented by the Boys Variety Association at Asakusa Toyokan.
Map · Source: Asakusa Toyokan · 特選ボーイズ＆バラエティー
Hanakawado Park flea market Market
On set weekend days, about twice a month. Next: Sat 31 Oct · Hanakawado Park
A household flea market in Hanakawado Park, a few minutes north of Asakusa station, run on set Saturdays and Sundays by two flea-market groups with the ward's support.
Free entry · 9:00 to 15:00 on Saturdays, 10:00 to 15:00 on Sundays · Map · Source: Taito City (Cleaning and Recycling Section) · 花川戸公園フリーマーケット
Soyokaze Tsunagaru Fes (autumn) Festival
Sat 31 Oct · Sumida Park, Soyokaze Plaza
A weekend festival with stalls in the Sumida-side part of Sumida Park, one of a series held there through the year.
Free · Map · Source: Sumida City park event calendar · そよかぜつながるフェス
Five Hundred Arhats paintings of Gokokuji Exhibition
1 to 29 Nov · Sumida City Local Culture Museum
The Five Hundred Arhats paintings of Gokokuji shown with other rare documents, marking the Tokyo designation of the matching set owned by Sumida's Kofukuji.
¥100 · Map · Source: Sumida City · 企画展「護国寺五百羅漢図展」
Mural Asakusa Big Parade: Asakusa Stars Drawn by Kata Koji Exhibition
On now, until 1 Nov · Shitamachi Museum
A special exhibition in the third-floor gallery showing the mural Asakusa Big Parade and Kata Koji's kamishibai works.
Map · Source: Taito City museums (Taito Arts and Culture Foundation) · 企画展「壁画浅草ビッグパレード加太こうじが描いた浅草のスターたち」
Coffee Road: The Story of Coffee Told Through Stamps Exhibition
On now, until 27 Dec · Postal Museum Japan
An exhibition that follows the story of coffee through postage stamps.
Map · Source: Postal Museum Japan · コーヒーロード展～切手でたどるコーヒーの物語～
Window of the Post Office Building: exhibition on postal architecture Exhibition
On now, until 23 Nov · Postal Museum Japan
An exhibition on the windows of post office buildings, with building materials shown publicly for the first time.
Map · Source: Postal Museum Japan · 企画展局舎の窓から射す陽光(ひかり)～逓信建築の機能美～

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Yuhaku Treasures Vol. 2: Original Artworks Before They Became Postcards Exhibition
On now, until 23 Nov · Postal Museum Japan
An exhibition of original artworks that were later made into picture postcards.
Map · Source: Postal Museum Japan · 「郵博（ゆうはく）の宝」第２弾「絵葉書になる前の物語。世界にひとつの原画展」
Taito Industry Fair 2026 Market
5 to 6 Nov · Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito, 5F
Taito makers and local businesses exhibit under the theme Shitamachi no Aidea ten, with talk shows, product sales and workshops by exhibitors.
10:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Taito Industry Fair (Taito City) · 台東区産業フェア2026
Tokyo Skytree Dream Christmas Festival
5 Nov to 25 Dec · Tokyo Skytree
A Christmas season event at Tokyo Skytree in Oshiage.
Map · Source: Tokyo Skytree · TOKYO SKYTREE Dream Christmas 2026
Hiwatari fire-walking rite at Akiba Shrine Festival
Fri 6 Nov · Akiba Shrine
The fire-walking rite at Akiba Shrine in Matsugaya, where worshippers walk barefoot over burning charcoal.
Free · Map · Source: Taito City · 火渡りの神事
Gosai-ichi market Market
Sat 7 Nov · Sumida Park, Soyokaze Hiroba
A one-day market of the Sumida Gosai Art Festival where local shops, makers, creators and citizens' groups sell their goods at the Soyokaze plaza and nearby.
Free · Map · Source: Sumida Gosai Art Festival (Sumida City and the festival committee) · 五彩市
Looking at the Sumida River, ver. 2 Exhibition
7 to 8 Nov · Sumida River Terrace between Umayabashi and Kuramaebashi
A project for looking at the Sumida River from the riverside terrace between Umayabashi and Kuramaebashi, held on two days in November.
13:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Sumi-Yume Art Project · 北條式隅田川を眺めるプロジェクト ver.2
Oshiage Mochitsuki Koryukai (rice-cake pounding street fair) Festival
Sat 7 Nov · Oshiage 1-chome, along Oshiage-dori shopping street
Rice-cake pounding along Oshiage 1-chome with taiko and sanshin, and free mochi, amazake and tea for the first 50 visitors each.
Free · 11:00 to 16:00 (planned) · Map · Source: SSJF (organiser), on the Oshiage community page · 押上もちつき交流会～和の文化と地域交流～
Tokyo Leather Connect Part 2 in Oku-Asakusa Market
Sat 7 Nov · Yamayabori Park and surroundings
A leather-town event with workshops, a quiz rally and a paid craft rally tour in and around Yamayabori Park.
Quiz rally free; workshop prices at each booth · 10:30 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Asakusa Tourism Federation · お知らせ。革のまちを、見て、触れて、体験する。『東京レザーコネクト第2部 in 奥...
Tori no Ichi at Washi Shrine, Asakusa Festival
Sat 7 Nov, Thu 19 Nov · Otori Shrine (Washi Shrine)
The November rooster-day fair at Washi Shrine, starting with the midnight first drum.
Map · Source: Asakusa Tourism Federation · 令和8年“酉の市浅草鷲神社” 11月7日と 19日二の酉までです。
Manzai Special Selection Performance
Tue 10 Nov · Asakusa Toyokan
A manzai programme presented by the Manzai Association at Asakusa Toyokan.
Map · Source: Asakusa Toyokan · 漫才特選会
Five Colours of Life in Sumida, Yushi Takeda Exhibition
11 to 15 Nov · Sumida Lifelong Learning Center Utoria, exhibition gallery
An exhibition in the gallery of Sumida Lifelong Learning Center, Utoria, from 11 to 15 November.
Map · Source: Sumi-Yume Art Project · 武田有史「墨田に生きる個の五彩」
Sketching the Tokyo Air Raids of World War II Exhibition
13 Nov to 6 Dec · Uradana
An exhibition of drawings of the Tokyo air raids of the Second World War, shown on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Map · Source: Sumi-Yume Art Project · 第二次世界大戦（東京大空襲）を素描する
MEET SUMIDA 2026 Festival
14 to 15 Nov · Tokyo Skytree 1F SKYTREE SPACE and Solamachi Plaza
Craft demonstrations, workshops and handmade goods from Sumida makers at the foot of Tokyo Skytree.
10:00 to 19:00 (Sat), 10:00 to 17:00 (Sun) · Map · Source: Sumida City · 「MEET SUMIDA 2026」を開催します
Women's Shiko Dance Performance
Sun 15 Nov, Mon 16 Nov · Next to Hojo Koumuten
A dance performance by Team Cheapro, on 15 November, with a talk after the 16 November show.
Map · Source: Sumi-Yume Art Project · チーム・チープロ女人四股ダンス
Chinka-sai fire-calming festival at Akiba Shrine Festival
17 to 18 Nov · Akiba Shrine
Akiba Shrine's fire-calming festival every 17 and 18 November, with night stalls in the grounds both evenings and a fire rite in the hall at 14:00 on the 18th.
Free · Main rite 18 Nov from 14:00 · Map · Source: Akiba Shrine (Mukojima) · 秋葉神社鎮火祭（鎮火大祭）
Nami to Tsuki and Vague et Lune: Stitching the Sediment Exhibition
17 to 23 Nov · Former Nakazawa Meriyasu factory
An exhibition and performance held in a former knitwear factory from 17 to 23 November, the performance on the final three days.
Map · Source: Sumi-Yume Art Project · 波と月／Vague et Lune 澱（ヨド）を縫う、雨を撫でる
Blue Winds, Clear Breeze and Moon Performance
Fri 20 Nov, Mon 7 Dec · Sumida Park Soyokaze Plaza and other Sumida sites
An art event held at several Sumida sites, from Sumida Park and Ryogoku to Kinshi Park and Ekoin.
Map · Source: Sumi-Yume Art Project · 青い風よすんだ風とお月さま
Taryu Yose Performance
Fri 20 Nov · Asakusa Toyokan
A variety hall programme presented by the Tokyo Engei Association at Asakusa Toyokan.
Map · Source: Asakusa Toyokan · 多流寄席
Murayama Tourism and Local Products Fair Market
21 to 22 Nov · Senso-ji grounds
A tourism and local products fair for Murayama, Yamagata, in the grounds of Senso-ji.
Map · Source: Asakusa Tourism Federation · お知らせ。大わらじの里山形県村山市観光物産展 11月21日、22日に浅草寺境内で開催...
Sumida Aloha Festival Festival
Sat 21 Nov · Sumida Park, Soyokaze Plaza
A Hawaiian festival on the Sumida side of Sumida Park.
Free · Map · Source: Sumida City park event calendar · すみだアロハフェスティバル

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Japan Singers Association 53rd Kayosai Performance
28 to 29 Oct · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Song festival organised by the Japan Singers Association with two performances a day at Asakusa Public Hall.
¥1,000 to ¥13,000 · 11:00 and 17:00 on 28 Oct, 11:00 and 16:00 on 29 Oct · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 日本歌手協会第53回歌謡祭
Autumn Tokutoku Otoku Sale Market
30 Oct to 1 Nov · Asakusa Public Hall Exhibition Hall
Kimono sale event by Kimonodokoro Nojima in the exhibition hall of Asakusa Public Hall.
11:00 to 18:00, until 17:00 on 1 Nov · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 秋の「特・徳・お得祭」
62nd Bando-ryu Charity Dance Recital Performance
Sat 31 Oct · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Charity Japanese dance recital by the Bando school at Asakusa Public Hall.
¥5,000 · 11:00 · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 第六十二回坂東流チャリティー舞踊会
Halloween Welcome Dome at Planetarium Tenku Performance
On now, until 31 Oct · Planetarium Tenku, Oshiage
A photo-friendly Halloween dome video of about 10 minutes shown before the main programme at Planetarium Tenku, included in the ticket price.
Map · Source: Konica Minolta Planetarium · ハロウィンウェルカムドーム「秘密の森のハロウィンパーティー」
Edo Iki Kosho-do at Yoshiwara Kaikan Exhibition
On now, until 3 Nov · Edo Iki Kosho-do, Senzoku
An Edo culture display at Edo Iki Kosho-do in the Yoshiwara Kaikan building.
11:00 to 16:00 · Map · Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Edo Tokyo Campaign) · 江戸粋耕書堂（吉原会館）
Tokyo Furisode Collection 2026 Performance
Tue 3 Nov · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Furisode kimono event at Asakusa Public Hall, organised by Joyful Eri.
Free · 13:30 · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · TOKYOふりそでコレクション2026
59th Taito Senior Clubs Welfare Performing Arts Festival Performance
Fri 6 Nov · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Performing arts festival by the Taito Senior Clubs Federation at Asakusa Public Hall.
Free · 10:00 · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 第59回台東区シニア連福祉芸能大会
75th All Japan Kokyu Federation Ikebana Exhibition Garden
7 to 8 Nov · Asakusa Public Hall Exhibition Hall
Ikebana exhibition by the All Japan Kokyu Federation in the exhibition hall of Asakusa Public Hall.
10:00 to 17:00 on 7 Nov, 10:00 to 16:30 on 8 Nov · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 第75回全日本各派古流連盟いけ花展
Shofuryu Dance Recital 55th Anniversary Performance
Sat 7 Nov · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Japanese dance recital by the Shofu school marking 55 years, at Asakusa Public Hall.
¥5,000 · 12:00 · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 興流五十五周年記念松風流舞踊会
Illumination Welcome Dome at Planetarium Tenku Illumination
12 Nov to 25 Dec · Planetarium Tenku, Oshiage
A photo-friendly Christmas illumination video of about 10 minutes shown before the main programme at Planetarium Tenku, included in the ticket price.
Map · Source: Konica Minolta Planetarium · イルミネーションウェルカムドーム
Possibilities of Japanese Dance Vol.8 Performance
13 to 14 Nov · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Japanese dance programme with the works Moji Shunju and Adayojin Barber of Seville at Asakusa Public Hall.
¥1,000 to ¥20,000 · 19:00 on 13 Nov, 15:00 on 14 Nov · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 日本舞踊の可能性Vol.8『門司春秋』『徒用心～セビリアの理髪師～』
Kabuki Lettering Kanteiryu Works Exhibition Exhibition
14 to 15 Nov · Asakusa Public Hall Exhibition Hall
Exhibition of Kanteiryu kabuki lettering works by the Kanteiryu Calligraphy Study Group in the exhibition hall of Asakusa Public Hall.
11:30 to 16:30 on 14 Nov, 10:00 to 16:00 on 15 Nov · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 歌舞伎文字勘亭流作品展
Asakusa Revue Vol.5 Performance
17 to 18 Nov · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Revue stage show produced by Funny Dia at Asakusa Public Hall.
¥6,000 to ¥10,000 (age 4 and under ¥500) · 19:00 on 17 Nov, 12:00 and 16:30 on 18 Nov · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 浅草レビューVol.5 produced by ファニーダイア
Kannon ennichi at Senso-ji Festival
The 18th of every month. Next: Wed 18 Nov · Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa
On the 18th of each month the main hall holds a memorial service for Senso-ji's principal image on the Kannon feast day.
Free · 14:00 · Map · Source: Senso-ji · 浅草寺観音縁日（18日）
29th Suzuka Ink Stick Exhibition Exhibition
21 to 22 Nov · Asakusa Public Hall Exhibition Hall
Exhibition by Suzuka Sumi Honpo in the exhibition hall of Asakusa Public Hall.
13:00 to 17:00 on 21 Nov, 10:00 to 16:00 on 22 Nov · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 第29回鈴鹿墨展ー墨すぎて滅ー
Tofusho-kai Recital Performance
Sun 22 Nov · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Recital by the Tofusho-kai group at Asakusa Public Hall.
Free · 11:30 · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · 藤正会
Japan Ukulele Festival Performance
Mon 23 Nov · Taito City Asakusa Public Hall
Ukulele festival at Asakusa Public Hall.
¥4,500 advance, ¥5,000 on the day · 13:00 · Map · Source: Asakusa Public Hall · JAPAN UKULELE FESTIVAL

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Median US$262 a night across 78 listings within 0.6 km for a two-night stay a month out, sampled 20 October 2026. Cheapest quarter under US$168. See the weekly index for every neighbourhood.

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