Shopping and Foodie Guide in Asakusa Tokyo 東京浅草ショッピンググルメ

Asakusa 浅草 in downtown Tokyo is an cultural area for shopping, eating and drinking.

Table of Contents

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 浅草文化観光センター
Sensoji Temple 浅草寺
Walking along the River Side
Souvenir Shopping
Reasonable Hostels
Kimono and Sado (Matcha) Experience
Where to eat in Asakusa

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 浅草文化観光センター

Before you walk around Asakusa 浅草, you can stop by Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 浅草文化観光センター to get useful information.

Asakusa is a popular sightseeing place. You can take a view around Asakusa area from the 8th floor of this building. It is a nice viewpoint.
There are clean restrooms on the B1 floor.

Website

浅草文化観光センター　施設概要

Cherry Blossoms at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa Tokyo 東京浅草寺桜

Sensoji Temple 浅草寺 view from the viewing deck on the 8th floor

TOKYO SKYTREE view from the viewing deck

When you go there from here, I recommend you use a subway because it takes 20 minutes on foot (1.5 km 0.93 mile).

TOKYO SKYTREE

Welcome to the official website of TOKYO SKYTREE, the world's tallest tower at 634 meters. You can find the latest information about TOKYO SKYTREE and past events held at the site here.

Sensoji Temple 浅草寺

Kaminarimon Gate 雷門 of Sensoji Temple 浅草寺

No admission

Website

ASAKUSA KANNON SENSOJI

Pure Land in AsakusaASAKUSA KANNON SENSOJI Official Webste

Walking along the River Side

Usually in Tokyo, the best time to view cherry blossoms is between the end of March and early April.

Souvenir Shopping

Marugoto Nippon Asakusa Tokyo 東京浅草まるごとにっぽん

MARUGOTO NIPPON
まるごとにっぽん
There are many types of stores in this building. They sell Japanese cultural goods and food.

https://marugotonippon.com

Don Quijote (Asakusa branch)
ドン・キホーテ (浅草店)
It is a large discount store, and TAX FREE.

TAX FREE | Don Quijote

All products can be purchased tax-free! Cosmetics, foods and medicines are available for tax-free purchase. We explain the Japanese tax-free process and also introduce our other services to customers coming from abroad.

Reasonable Hostels

A Hostel CHAPTER TWO TOKYO in Asakusa 浅草 Tokyo

Hostel name

CHAPTER TWO TOKYO
BUNKA HOSTEL TOKYO

Hostel, Guest house, Backpackers in Tokyo Japan

This blog page introduces international tourists to recommended accommodation in central Tokyo.

Kimono and Sado (Matcha) Experience

KIMONO SADO MATCHA 着物茶道抹茶 - NADESHIKO なでしこ浅草 ASAKUSA

Kimono and Sado (Matcha) Experience in Asakusa Tokyo 東京浅草着物と茶道（抹茶）体験

At this cafe, you can wear a high-quality kimono and enjoy drinking matcha in a traditional tea ceremony (Sado 茶道).

Where to eat in Asakusa

Tempura Bowl

Small Tendon (small rice) 子天丼 - TENDON TENYA 天丼てんや - Tempura 天ぷら

Tempura Restaurant Chain TENDON TENYA in Japan - 天丼てんや・天ぷら

TENDON TENYA 天丼てんや is a chain tempura restaurant, and offers a large variety of inexpensive tempura foods. Taste very good!Tendon is a bowl of rice topped with several pieces of tempura with a special sauce.

Standing Sushi Bar

Sushi MAGUROBITO Asakusa Tokyo 東京浅草まぐろ人寿司鮨

MAGUROBITO
まぐろ人
They offer high quality sushi for affordable price.

Grilled Beef on a Skewer

Kobe Beef on a Skewer MARUJYU Asakusa Tokyo 東京浅草丸十精肉店神戸牛

There is a beef stand MARUJYU 丸十精肉店 beside the discount store Don Quijote ドン・キホーテ. They offer Wagyu beef on a skewer such as Kobe beef 神戸牛 and so on. Eating place (bench and table) is available in front of the stand.

Matcha Gelato (Ice Cream)

Where to eat Matcha and Mochi Sweets in Tokyo 抹茶・餅スイーツ

I will introduce some matcha cafes.

My Favorite Ramen

Arashi Genkotsu Ramen Miso （Pork miso soybean flavor）嵐げんこつらあめん味噌 - RAMEN KAGETSU ARASHI らあめん花月嵐

RAMEN KAGETSU ARASHI らあめん花月嵐 in Kanda 神田 (near Akihabara 秋葉原) Tokyo : 醤油・味噌・塩ラーメン

Specialty: RAMEN KAGETSU ARASHI らあめん花月嵐 is a ramen chain. It specializes in genkotsu broth, a type of tonkotsu (pork bone-based) broth.

Low Priced Ramen

It is good for people who want to save money.

Their classic ramen costs 400 yen.

Ramen MENMARU Asakusa Tokyo 東京浅草らぁめんメンマルラーメン

RAMEN MENMARU
らぁめんメンマル
One of their ramen dishes is only 330 yen.

It is a good idea for international tourists who eat ramen in Japan for the first time, to come and try out the ramen restaurants suggest above, and eat their reasonably priced ramen items, because their ramen will become your standard of judgment if other pricey ramen restaurants that you might go to are delicious or not.

Generally, a really tasty ramen costs 800 - 1000 yen at good ramen restaurants in Japan. When you eat it, you can compare the pricey ramen with these inexpensive ramen items, all whilst comparing and considering taste and price. You can decide if it is worth two or three times the price of these ramen items.