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Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center

Things to do | Cultural centres
Asakusa

Thursday 26 May 2022

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Time Out says

It's hard to miss the stunning Asakusa Culture and Tourist Information Center designed by Kengo Kuma, located across the street from another visitor magnet, Sensoji Temple's Kaminarimon gate. Besides offering free guided tours, currency exchange and an information desk, the eight-storey building also sports a (covered) observation deck, which offers the best views of Sensoji without having to jostle through the crowds.

You'll find exhibitions and cultural events on the other floors but if you're short of battery power best make a beeline for the street-facing counter on the second floor – it's fitted with electrical charging points.

Details

Address: 2-18-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku; Tokyo

Transport:: Asakusa Station (Ginza, Asakusa lines), exit 2 or A4

Price:: Free

Opening hours:: 9am-8pm daily (observation deck 9am-10pm)

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What’s on

Kaminarimon Bon Odori

Kaminarimon Gate at the entrance of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa is about to get livelier with a Bon Odori festival on Saturday, September 6. Expect to see crowds in yukata dancing around a yagura turret decked out with paper lanterns. The festivities will run from 5.30pm to 8pm along a closed-off section of Namiki Dori avenue leading to Kaminarimon Gate, so feel free to join in. Bon odori dancing will be held in three thirty-minute sessions, from 5.30pm, 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Kaminarimon Ichinomiya Street will also be lined with colourful lanterns featuring paintings of ladies in kimono on Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 8pm.

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