Asakusa

is popular quarters of Tōkyō, near of Ueno, along the river Sumida.

Asakusa is known tourists for his temple Bouddhiste, it, dedicated to the goddess Bodhisattva Kannon. The temple with its pagoda on 5 floors, is at the end of a large commercial alley, and, in all the district is a great number of small shops and restaurants.

On the roof of a building, on bank opposite the temple, the flame of the building of the Asahi breweries is conceived by P. Starck. Japanese does not appreciate much this work that they called “gilded droppings”.

For boldest, it is possible, while seeking well, to test the culinary specialities of the district: the, similar ones to famous of Ōsaka.

External bonds

Asakusa on Wikitravel
Asakusa on Japan-Guide.com

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