An artist performs the traditional lion dance at Sensoji Buddhist temple at Asakusa district in Tokyo on Wednesday.

The three portable shrines passed through the torii gate one after another, and were carried out into the streets of Asakusa district. Throngs of spectators erupted in cheers. A 33-year-old man ...

will introduce a new Spacia limited express train that connects Tokyo’s Asakusa district with the Nikko-Kinugawa area in Tochigi Prefecture. Scheduled to start operations on July 15, the Spacia ...

Until January 31, the district surrounding Tokyo Skytree Town and Asakusa is lighting up with ornate takeakari bamboo lanterns created by Chikaken, an company specialising in these unique ...