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

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 33 million from January to November, setting a new annual record, driven by a tourism ...

Canadian-born Barry Joshua Grisdale selected Asakusa’s famed Sensoji temple to be the first destination ... At the age of 19, Josh visited Japan with his father for the first time.

TOKYO: Female rickshaw pullers are drawing attention in Tokyo’s Asakusa area, a site to which tourists flock from all over ...

It's a popular tourist spot with Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple, Sensoji, drawing over 30 million visitors a year. And just across the river is the TOKYO SKYTREE, recorded in the Guinness Book of ...

Tokyo, Japan’s vibrant capital, is a city that offers an endless array of activities and attractions for travelers. From ...

Calligrapher Yoshie Koshihara wrote one line she chose from Article 9 of Japan’s oldest written law on a sheet of “washi ” paper at Sensoji temple in Tokyo’s Taito Ward on April 3. After ...

Japan combines safety, culture, and convenience, making it ideal for solo travellers. From vibrant cities to tranquil temples ...

A Canadian teenager has been questioned by police in Japan after carving letters on a wooden pillar of an 8th Century temple. Police said the 17-year-old boy carved "Julian" on a pillar at the ...

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