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  2. Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center - Wikipedia

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    2012 Good Design Award. The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center is a building primarily containing tourist facilities, amongst other amenities in the Asakusa district of Tokyo 's Taitō ward. Along with its features, the building is also an attraction due to its architecture, as it was designed by Kengo Kuma, a noted architect.

  3. Asakusa - Wikipedia

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    Asakusa. Coordinates: 35°42′52″N 139°47′48″E. The Kaminarimon, with its giant chōchin, the outer gate of Sensō-ji temple. Sensō-ji at night. Aerial view of Asakusa. Asakusa (浅草, Japanese: [asakꜜsa] ⓘ) is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon.

  4. Asakusa Shrine - Wikipedia

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    Asakusa Shrine. Asakusa Shrine (浅草神社, Asakusa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Sanja-sama (Shrine of the Three gods), it is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in the city. [3] The shrine honors the three men who founded the neighboring Sensō-ji. Part of a larger grouping of sacred ...

  5. Kaminarimon - Wikipedia

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    雷門. The Kaminarimon (雷門, " Thunder Gate") is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the inner being the Hōzōmon) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The gate, with its lantern and statues, is popular with tourists. It stands 11.7 m tall, 11.4 m wide and covers an area of 69.3 m 2. [1]

  6. Hanayashiki - Wikipedia

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    Hanayashiki (浅草花やしき, Asakusa hanayashiki) is an amusement park in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, [4] that has operated since 1853. It is operated by Hanayashiki Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. It is claimed to be the oldest amusement park in Japan. One of the unofficial mascots of the park is the Panda Car ...

  7. Taitō - Wikipedia

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    Taitō (台東区, Taitō-ku) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. In English, it is known as Taitō City. [1] As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276, and a population density of 18,420 persons per km 2. The total area is 10.11 square kilometres (3.90 sq mi). This makes Taito ward the smallest of Tokyo ...