Asakusa 浅草 in downtown Tokyo is an cultural area for shopping, eating and drinking.
- 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
- Tempura Bowl
- Standing Sushi Bar
- Conveyor-belt Sushi Restaurant
- Unadon (Eel Bowl)
- Champon Noodles
- Hot Pot Dish SHABU-SHABU
- Grilled Beef on a Skewer
- Matcha Gelato (Ice Cream)
- My Favorite Ramen
- Low Priced Ramen
- Paid Sake Tasting
- Grilled Chicken on a Skewer
- Italian Restaurant
- Japanese Mother's Cooking
- Pan Fried Gyoza Dumplings, Vegetable Ramen
- This restaurant is still unknown by tourists.
- Grilled Pork Organ Meat on a Skewer
- Reasonable Soba (Buckwheat Noodles)
- Tomato Ramen
- Beef / Pork Bowl - Fast Food Restaurants
- Chicken Namban
- Curry Rice
- Seafood Bowl
- Takeout Food Shop
- Octopus Carpaccio, Deep Fried Burdock
- Pork Cutlet Bowl
- Reasonable Set Meals
- Hamburger Patty
- Pork Bowl
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 浅草文化観光センター
Website
浅草文化観光センター 施設概要
www.city.taito.lg.jp
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.
www.tokyo-skytree.jp
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
www.senso-ji.jp
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
まるごとにっぽん
There are many types of stores in this building. They sell Japanese cultural goods and food.
Permanently Closed
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.
www.donki.com
Reasonable Hostels
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.
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February 10, 2019
Kimono and Sado (Matcha) Experience
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).
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July 6, 2019
Where to eat in Asakusa
Tempura Bowl
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.
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December 19, 2018
Standing Sushi Bar
MAGUROBITO
まぐろ人
They offer high quality sushi for affordable price.
Conveyor-belt Sushi Restaurant
Conveyor-belt Sushi Restaurant (Sushi Go Round) KURASUSHI くら寿司 in Downtown Tokyo and all over Japan
One of my favorite conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chains is KURA くら (also called KURASUSHI / KURAZUSHI くら寿司). I usually go there every second month.
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January 25, 2019
Unadon (Eel Bowl)
Unadon (Eel Bowl) Restaurant UNATOTO うな丼 宇奈とと
Specialty UNATOTO 宇奈とと is a restaurant chain that specializes in Unadon うな丼. It is an eel bowl (Unagi bowl).In Japan, we call eel Unagi. Unagi is usually expensive, nutritious fish, and of rare value in Japan, but UNATOTO is the most reasonable restaurant ...
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May 4, 2019
Champon Noodles
A Type of Noodles - NAGASAKI CHAMPON 長崎ちゃんぽん at a Restaurant Chain RINGERHUT リンガーハット in Japan
I know there are many kinds of noodles in the world. When someone asks me what my favorite is, I choose Japanese CHAMPON ちゃんぽん.If you love eating ramen and haven't yet heard of or tried CHAMPON, you should try it while traveling in Japan.I will give you a ...
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December 29, 2018
Hot Pot Dish SHABU-SHABU
A Japanese Hot Pot Dish SHABU-SHABU at a restaurant ON-YASAI しゃぶしゃぶ 温野菜 - All-You-Can-Eat
This restaurant specializes in all-you-can-eat Shabu-shabu しゃぶしゃぶ. Itis a Japanese hotpot dish of thinly sliced meat, tofu and vegetables boiled in the soup stock and served yourself with dipping sauces.
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February 19, 2019
Grilled Beef on a Skewer
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.
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June 1, 2019
My Favorite Ramen
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.
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August 24, 2019
Low Priced Ramen
It is good for people who want to save money.
Their classic ramen costs 400 yen.
RAMEN MENMARU
らぁめん メンマル
One of their ramen dishes is only 330 yen.
Paid Sake Tasting
Standing Sake Bars in Tokyo - ANAGURA 窖, KIMIJIMAYA 君嶋屋, SUZUDEN 鈴傳 - 日本酒
Let's go to recommended sake stores (standing bars), and try paid sake tasting!Standing bars are much more reasonable than typical seating style places.The reason is that customers don't want to keep standing and staying for long periods of time, and they ...
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March 19, 2019
Grilled Chicken on a Skewer
Open: Evening
Japanese Bar Restaurant TORIKIZOKU 居酒屋 鳥貴族 - 焼き鳥 Grilled chicken on a skewer
A 298-yen bar restaurant chain TORIKIZOKU 鳥貴族 offers all food items and beverages for 298 yen (327 yen including 10% tax). They use domestically produced chicken, vegetables and so on.This chain has more than 600 branches in Japan. There are many branches ...
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December 13, 2018
Italian Restaurant
There is an Italian restaurant SAIZERIYA サイゼリヤ in the same building of the discount store Don Quijote ドン・キホーテ.
Amazingly Reasonable Italian Restaurant SAIZERIYA in Japan サイゼリヤ
It is an Italian restaurant chain. Most of the foods cost from 200 to 600 yen. Their foods are reasonable and taste very good. All of the restaurants are No smoking.
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June 7, 2019
Japanese Mother's Cooking
Japanese Mother's Cooking / Home Style Daily Dishes at a Restaurant MAIDO-OOKINI SHOKUDO まいどおおきに食堂 家庭料理・おふくろの味
Our daily Japanese food is inexpensive and nutritious. Would you like to try real daily Japanese food?
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February 5, 2020
Pan Fried Gyoza Dumplings, Vegetable Ramen
Vegetable Ramen at a Restaurant FUKUSHIN 福しん in Tokyo
FUKUSHIN 福しん is inexpensive Chinese restaurant.I often used to go there when I was tired after a busy day in my twenties. After many years, I made an impromptu visit back because I wanted to reminisce by eating this restaurant's tasty food.
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September 29, 2019
This restaurant is still unknown by tourists.
Open: Evening
もつ焼き 稲垣本店 Grilled chicken on a skewer / Grilled organ meat Motsuyaki INAGAKI Honten near Asakusa 浅草 Tokyo
Will you go to popular sightseeing place Sensoji Temple 浅草寺 inAsakusa 浅草Tokyo?There is a highly recommend Japanese style bar restaurant located 10 minutes walk from Asakusa 浅草 Station of subway.
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January 7, 2019
Grilled Pork Organ Meat on a Skewer
Open: Evening
Grilled Organ Meat on a Skewer of a Restaurant KUSHIYA-YOKOCHO in Tokyo 串屋横丁 もつ焼きセンター
A bar restaurant chain in Japan specializes in a variety of organ meats of mainly pork which is very cheap and chewy.But they use fresh and tasty ones. They also offer a few kinds of chicken and beef.
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May 20, 2019
Reasonable Soba (Buckwheat Noodles)
Soba Noodles and Tempura at a Restaurant YUDETARO ゆで太郎 in Japan 蕎麦 そば 天ぷら
Yudetaro is a chain restaurant and specializes in soba そば (buckwheat noodles). It is one of the Japanese traditional noodles.
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November 7, 2019
Tomato Ramen
Tomato Ramen of a Noodles Shop TAIYONO-TOMATOMEN in Japan 太陽のトマト麺・ラーメン
I usually eat typical Japanese ramen such as shoyu (soy sauce), miso, shio (salt), and tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen, but sometimes I have a craving for something else like tomato ramen.
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April 26, 2019
Beef / Pork Bowl - Fast Food Restaurants
Beef Bowl Chain Restaurant MATSUYA 松屋 Offers Tasty Beef Set Meals and Curry Rice in Japan 牛めし, 牛丼, カルビ焼肉定食, カレギュウ
With over 900 branches throughout Japan, MATSUYA 松屋 is one of the most popular beef bowl chains in the country.They offer several kinds of beef / pork / chicken bowls and set meals. The set meals have main dish (meat), rice, salad and miso soup.
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August 16, 2019
A beef bowl chain SUKIYA offers reasonable lunch set meals all over Japan. - すき家 牛丼 Gyudon
I recommend すき家 Sukiya's "Kimchi Beef Bowl" and "Lunch Menu". I will rank my favorite beef bowls.
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December 11, 2019
A beef bowl chain YOSHINOYA 吉野家 also offers pork bowl, curry rice and veggie meal 牛丼・豚丼・カレー・ベジ定食
This beef bowl chain has more than 1200 restaurants all over Japan. It could be easy for international tourists to find the restaurant, if you walk around downtown of big city like Tokyo 東京, Osaka 大阪 and so on.
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December 6, 2018
Chicken Namban
Japanese Teishoku Restaurant YAYOI (やよい軒 YAYOIKEN) in Japan offers Beef Sukiyaki すき焼き, Chicken Namban チキン南蛮
A restaurant chain YAYOI (やよい軒 YAYOIKEN) offers many kinds of meals.Especially, I like their chicken namban. It is yummy!
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November 14, 2019
Curry Rice
A Curry Rice Restaurant Chain CoCo ICHIBANYA ココイチ CoCo壱番屋 - カレーライス
I sometimes go to a curry restaurant CoCo ICHIBANYA. They offer testy curry rice and many kinds of toppings.
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April 21, 2019
Seafood Bowl
Fresh Tuna Bowl at a Seafood Restaurant ISOMARU SUISAN 磯丸水産 - まぐろ丼・海鮮丼
They specializes in grilled seafood, and also offer good many kinds of seafood bowls.When you want to have a break during your trip in day time, this restaurant is good place to rest instead of staying expensive cafes.
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October 10, 2019
Takeout Food Shop
HottoMotto ほっともっと is a takeout food shop chain in Japan. Get a rice bowl DELUXE TOKU DON デラックス得丼
They have more than 2700 shops across Japan, and their business model is that they don't provide a place to dine in the shop, strictly takeout.
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January 17, 2020
Octopus Carpaccio, Deep Fried Burdock
A cafe bar chain PRONTO in Japan offers tasty deep fried burdock root sticks. プロント
Octopus dishes are popular in Japan. Are you interested in eating fresh octopus?
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January 4, 2020
Pork Cutlet Bowl
TONKATSU, KATSUDON Pork Cutlet Bowl at a Restaurant KATSUYA in Japan かつや - ソースカツ丼・とんかつ・カツカレー
TONKATU トンカツ is deep-fried breaded pork cutlet. KATSUDON is cooked TONKATSU with beaten egg on rice.
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June 14, 2019
Reasonable Set Meals
Reasonable Ramen Restaurant HIDAKAYA 日高屋
I have often had food at a chain restaurant HIDAKAYA 日高屋.You can choose from a variety of reasonable foods such as ramen, gyoza (dumpling), and many kinds of stir-fried foods.
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February 10, 2019
Hamburger Patty
Low Priced Lunch and Happy Hour of Cafe Restaurant GUSTO カフェレストラン ガスト
When you want to take a break from sightseeing or shopping in Japan, you can rest at this restaurant for a while. It is not necessary to order food there if you order a drink.Cafe Restaurant GUSTO カフェレストラン ガスト has more than 1300 restaurants in Japan. Proba...
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January 31, 2019
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一番館、からあげ、一蘭、みそじゅう、喜多方ラーメン
Are you planning to go to Shibuya 渋谷 Tokyo?
Shopping and Foodie Guide in Shibuya 渋谷 Tokyo
Shibuya 渋谷 in downtown Tokyo is good place for shopping, eating and drinking. I introduce you to well known and popular spots in Shibuya.
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January 31, 2020
Pork Bowl
ICHIBANKAN 中華食堂 一番館!
This restaurant chain offers reasonable pork bowl, ramen and so on. Amazingly, low price and tasty!
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May 2, 2020
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.