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Thanks to a weak yen, Tokyo has become a surprisingly affordable vacation spot for American travelers—and you don’t even have ...

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The Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau offers a limited-time online event in February through the Tokyo Tourism Connection.

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited ... The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen ...

From taking part in traditions in Asakusa to getting lost in the playground that is Shinjuku, Tokyo is truly unique.

Tourism numbers are sky-high in Japan. The country saw record numbers of travelers throughout 2024, and government officials ...

An organized crime syndicate in Tokyo with roots dating to around a ... The Anegasaki-kai, based in the old downtown Asakusa district of the capital, survived primarily by scalping tickets ...

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A special scaled down “mikoshi” portable shrine for children featured for the first time in the 700-year history of the bustling Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo’s downtown Asakusa district.

A temple in Japan's capital will soon offer "omikuji" paper fortune-telling slips in Braille, as the writing system for blind people and thos･･･ ...