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Sensoji Temple at dusk in Asakusa district.

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Overview

Tokyo's eastern neighborhoods, on the banks of the Sumida-gawa, have an old-Tokyo (shitamachi) feel, with venerable temples and shrines, lovely gardens, traditional restaurants and artisan shops. Zone in on Asakusa's atmospheric Buddhist temple complex 厂别苍蝉艒-箩颈 and the sumo hot spot of Ry艒goku, home to the ancient sport's Tokyo stadium and a top-class history museum.

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  • Exterior of the Sensouji Temple. 1075025648 architecture, asakusa, asia, background, blue, buddhism, buddhist, building, capital, city, copy, cultural, day, destination, famous, god, japan, japanese, landmark, landscape, morning, old, people, pray, red, religion, senso-ji, sensoji, sensouji, shinto, shrine, sky, space, temple, tokyo, tourism, tourists, travel, worship

    厂别苍蝉艒-箩颈

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    Tokyo鈥檚 most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled out of鈥�

  • Gold & Silver

    Tokyo Skytree

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    Tokyo Skytree opened in May 2012 as the world鈥檚 tallest 鈥榝ree-standing tower鈥� at 634m. Its silvery exterior of steel mesh morphs from a triangle at the鈥�

  • April 25, 2018: Exhibitions at the Edo Tokyo Museum, which illustrates Tokyo's past. 1224886435 ancient, architecture, art, asia, asian, boat, city, culture, decoration, doll, dress, edo, edo tokyo museum, education, elegance, festival, historic, japan, japanese, kimono, kyoto, maiko, miniature, model, museum, old, oriental, people, perform, red, river, samurai, street, theatre, tokyo, tourism, tourist, town, traditional, travel, vintage, yukata

    Edo-Tokyo Museum

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    Tokyo's history museum documents the city's transformation from tidal flatlands to feudal capital to modern metropolis via detailed scale re-creations of鈥�

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 07: Some 10,000 crystal 'Gorinto', five-rings tower is arranged at the 'Corridor of Pray' at Fukagawa Fudodo Temple on March 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images) 668504212

    Fukagawa Fud艒-d艒

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    Belonging to the esoteric Shingon sect, at this active temple you can attend one of the city's most spectacular religious rituals. Goma (fire rituals)鈥�

  • Sumida Hokusai Museum designed by Sejima Kazuyo, Asakusa & Sumida River.

    Sumida Hokusai Museum

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    The woodblock artist Hokusai Katsushika (1760鈥�1849) was born and died close to the location of this museum, which opened in 2016 in a striking aluminium鈥�

  • Tomioka Hachiman-g奴

    Tomioka Hachiman-g奴

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    Founded in 1627, this shrine is famous as the birthplace of the sumo tournament. Around the back of the main building is the yokozuna (sumo grand鈥�

  • Amuse Museum

    Amuse Museum

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    The highlight of this museum is a fascinating collection of Japanese folk articles, mainly patched clothing and pieces of fabric, known as boro, gathered鈥�

  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (MOT)

    Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (MOT)

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    For a primer in the major movements of post-WWII Japanese art, a visit to the permanent collection gallery here should do the trick. Temporary exhibitions鈥�

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