Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Asakusa

This page indexes, contains corrections and has additions to the Asakusa chapter of Tokyo Stroll.

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Some entries on this page may include a note that says "Description to be added soon ." These entries are for items I felt should be listed even if the description is not ready to assist those who wish to plan a trip. When possible I included a link to an official web page, I suggest also doing web searchs for more information.

Adachiya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99

Amezaiku Ameshin (Asakusa main workshop) / Amezaiku Ameshin (Asakusa honten kōbō): Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88

Amisei: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99

Arai Bunsendō (aka Bunsendō): Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78

Asakusa Chōchin Monaka: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 83

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 73

Asakusa Engei Hall: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104

Asakusa Hanayashiki: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 98

Asakusa Imahan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 110

Asakusa Jinja [aka Sanja Sama, Shrine of the Three Guardians]: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88

Asakusa Kagetsudō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 91

Asakusa Menchi: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82

Asakusa Mokubakan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 90

Asakusa Morigin: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80

Asakusa Public Hall / Asakusa Kōkaidō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82

Asakusa Sōshū: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113

Asakusa Sukeroku: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84

Asakusa Underground Shopping Street / Asakusa Chika Shōtengai: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 101

Asakusa Yokochō (浅草横町)

This group of bars and restaurants opened in 2022 and is located on the fourth floor of Tokyo Rakutenchi Asakusa Building. Asakusa Yokochō is modeled on the small side streets lined with places to eat and drink that are found in every Japanese city. The floor contains seven restaurants and a kimono rental shop providing a variety of foods to choose from. The floor is filled festive and unique designs and decorations adding more color than you find in most yokochō.
HOURS: Open 12 noon-11 pm daily
NEAREST TRAIN STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express), Tawaramachi Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)
WEB: https://asakusayokocho.com

Awashimadō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 91

Bairindō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78

Bandai head office building: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 110

Bentendō and Bentenyama: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 85

Bujitomi Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 105

Bunsendō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78

Butsudan Dōri: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106

Chin-ya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 76

Chingodō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 102

Denpōin: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84

Dojō Iidaya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 109

Drum Museum / Taikokan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108

Edo Taitō Traditional Crafts Museum / Edo Taitō Dentō Kōgei Kan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 98

Edo-te Togi Senmon (江戸手研ぎ専門)
[One block West of Kappabashi on Kappabashihon Dōri. Detail map 9]

A small knife sharpening shop that does work by hand using traditional methods. The space also has a small art gallery that sells original, paintings, wall scrolls, painted fans, and postcards of some of the art.

EKIMISE: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 102

Fujigoromo (藤衣)

Fujigoromo is known for selling traditional work clothes such as samue. Samue originated as clothes worn by monks when they did chores, these days they are worn by a variety of occupations and ordinary folks doing chores of just lounging about. Besides samue Fujigoromo sells haori, jinbei and a variety of other Japanese garments and traditional footwear. Samue and jinbei are becoming popular with tourists for loungewear and use as pajamas.
CLOSED: Thursdays
NEAREST TRAIN STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express), Tawaramachi Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)
WEB: https://www.a-kimonoya.com/map/

Fujiya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 83

Fukuzendō Sakai Kanbanten: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 109

Funawa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 73

Hanakawado Park / Hanakawado Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88

Hikan Inari Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 89

Honzan Higashi Honganji: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106

Hoppī Dōri: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 89

Hōzōmon: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 85

HUB Asakusa shop / HUB Asakusa Ten: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 105

Hyakusuke: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84

Ichikawa Danjūrō IX ‘Shibaraku’ bronze statue: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 98

Ikenami Shōtarō Memorial Museum / Ikenami Shōtarō Kinen Bunko: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108

Isekan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 81

Kama-asa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 109

Kamameshi Haru: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 105

Kamata Hakensha: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108

Kaminari Issa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88

Kaminarimon: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 77–78

Kamiya Bar: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99

Kanmidokoro Nishiyama: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 99

Kappabashi Street / Kappabashi Dōgugai: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106

Kappadera: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 108

Kikuya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 79

Kimuraya Honten: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 84

Komakata Dozeu: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 112

Komakatadō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113

Kurodaya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 77

Maekawa: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113

Mizuguchi Shokudō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104

Mokuhankan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 103

Nakamise Shōtengai: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 79

Nakaya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 85

Namiki Yabusoba (並木藪蕎麦)
[South of the Kaminarimon between Asakusa Detail maps 1 and 10]

This famous soba restaurant (sobaya) is easy to spot—just look for an old-fashioned white two-story building with a large wooden sign with the kanji "Yabu" 藪 on it. Seating is both traditional and Western. Their selection has many different soba dishes, so you can visit more than once and never eat the same thing twice. If you are not familiar with soba, a simple choice is one of the soup-based dishes. Or if you prefer cold noodles, try the zarusoba. For soba with a dipping sauce, they will bring a small pot of sobayu. They have been in the business since 1913.
English menu, and forks, are available.
Warning: If you are tall, watch your head when entering.

Nitenmon: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 87

Obigen: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 79

Oimoyasan Kōshin: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80

Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku (おにぎり 浅草 宿六)

The oldest onigiri restaurant in Tokyo, founded in 1954 and still in the family. The first proprietress named the restaurant, yadoroku is a an Edo Period colloquialism meaning a man who did nothing but play, which was descriptive of her husband. Yadoroku rose to international fame when it was included in the Tokyo Michelin guide for 2019 as a Bib Gourmand Restaurant which resulted it being covered by many news outlets. The menu is simple, two inexpensive set meals, one with two onigiri, the other with three. Both come with tōfu miso soup and takuan, a type of daikon pickle. You can request an additional ingredient in the soup for a very small fee. Customers get to choose from a variety of fillings, seasonal fillings are also available. There is a menu of the fillings described in English, fillings are also on display behind glass at the counter. Seating is at the counter or at tables. Reservations are not accepted. If they are busy you may have to line up or they may take your name when you arrive and give you a time to return, that is not a problem as there are many sights very close by. Cash only
Non-smoking

HOURS: Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m., dinner is at 5 p.m. They stay open until they run out of rice and then close.
CLOSED: Sunday, no dinner on Tuesday and Wednesday.
NEAREST TRAIN STATIONS: Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express), Tawaramachi Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Ginza Line), Asakusa Station (Toei Asakusa Line), Asakusa Station (Tobu Railway)
WEB: http://onigiriyadoroku.com/english.html

Ōshimaya Onda: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 111

Rokkakudō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 91

Rokku: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104

Sake no Daimasu Kaminarimon Branch: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78

Sanbidō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82

Sanja Sama, Shrine of the Three Guardians: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 88

Seikyōji: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 114

Sensōji: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 86

Shitaya Jinja (下谷神社)
[East of the area in the Asakusa Area map, close to Inarichō Station, the large red torii is visible on Asakusa Dōri]

Originally constructed in Ueno in 730, this Inari shrine was relocated several times before ending up in the present location in 1928 after the Great Kantō Earthquake, the current building dates from 1934 having survived WWII. A landmark is the large red torii on the East side of Asakusa Dōri just West of Inarichō station, immediately before the shrine is a large stone torii followed by a large wooden gate. The main festival is held on the weekend closest to May 11. The monthly festival is held on the 1st, 11th, and 15th of every month starting at 7am.
WEB: http://shitayajinja.or.jp

Some no Anbō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 78

Sumida Park / Sumida Kōen: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 101

Sushihatsu: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 104

Tansuya (たんす屋)

A famous chain selling new and used kimono and yukata. They describe themselves as a kimono recycle store. Frankly looking at the recycled kimono they are in great shape, not surprising as the Japanese tend to take good care of their stuff. There are many shops in Tokyo, I am adding them to these supplement pages when I have a page for the area they are in.
WEB: https://tansuya.jp

In Asakusa the stores are:

MEGA Tansuya (MEGAたんす屋) in the EKIMISE building 7th floor [Asakusa Detail 5 map]

Tansuya Asakusaten (たんす屋浅草店) [Near the junction of Asakusa Detail maps 1, 2, and 5]

Tansuya Asakusa Kōkaidōmae Shop (たんす屋 浅草公会堂前店) [Just east of the Detail 7 map]

Tanuki Dōri: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106

Tempura Nakasei: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 102

Tokiwadō Kaminari Okoshi Honpo: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 77

Tosaku (東作本店)
[East of the area in the Asakusa Area map, close to Inarichō Station, south of Asakusa Dōri]

In 1783, a former samurai went into business making bamboo fishing rods. The store still handcrafts traditional bamboo rods which break down into segments for easy transport. A variety of sizes are available, some so small they almost seem like toys but are actual rods. They also handle handcrafted traditional and modern accessories used in fishing such as floats, needle removers, containers to hold fish, bamboo pole nets, and much more.
WEB: http://tosaku.jp

Toyofuku: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 83

Tsujiya: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82

Umezono: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80

Wasendō: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 89

Water Bus / Suijō Basu: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 101

World Bags and Luggage Museum / Sekai no Kaban Hakubutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 113

Yagenbori Nakajima Shōten: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 80,: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 106

Yasaki Inari Jinja (矢先稲荷神社)

This shrine was founded in 1642 when Tokugawa Iemitsu, was the third Tokugawa shōgun, as part of the Asakusa Sanjūsangendō Temple. This temple was modeled on the Sanjūsangendō in Kyoto and was the location of the Toshiya archery practice range and competition. The shrine is said to have been built where the first targets were placed, the 矢 in the shrine name can mean arrowhead. In 1698 Sanjūsangendō burned down and it was decided to rebuild it in Fukagawa but to leave the shrine in Asakusa. In the March 1945 firebombings of the area the shrine was destroyed, a temporary shrine was then built and the full shrine rebuilt in 1960. The artist Ebine Shundō was hired to paint the ceiling of the worship hall with 100 paintings on horsemanship, including horseback archery, this project took five years.
PILGRIMAGE: This shrine is on the Asakusa Shichifukujin Meguri route for Fukurokujo.
FESTIVALS: Reitaisai Annual Grand Fesitval is in mid June.
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Tawaramachi Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)

Yayoiken Asakusa Tawaramachi (やよい軒 浅草田原町店)
[In the area south of Asakusa Detail 3 map]

The local branch of the restaurant chain Yayoi. I include it here as this is an excellent place to get a Japanese style breakfast at very reasonable prices. As you enter there is a machine where you can order and pay for your meal. This is a touch screen device and has an English menu option for easy selection. Pay for your meal, collect your ticket and change then seat yourself. You don't need to be able to speak Japanese as the ticket has your selection. Refills on rice and tea are free, just help yourself.
WEB: https://www.yayoiken.com/en/

Yonoya Kushiho: Tokyo Stroll, Asakusa Chapter, page 82