Asakusa is popular spot in Tokyo

Today I write about Asakusa as tourist spot.

Do you know Asakusa?

Asakusa is famous for temple,isn't it?

In Japan speaking of Asakusa, many people come to mind temple.

Sensoji Temple is the most famous temple in Asakusa.

This temple have three parts.

1.If you go to Sensoji,you can arrive at the gate(Kaminarimon)

This gate is symbol of Asakusa,so maybe you know about it.



Let's take a picture in the front of this gate.



2.If you pass through the gate,you can look at a main street(Nakamise)

You can enjoy full of fun thing in the street.

Because a lot of shop are at the both side of street.



You can enjoy Japanese goods and foods


3.At last you can see the main temple～Sensoji～

You can enjoy Japanese traditional culture.



(Left)Five-storied Pagoda and (Right) Hozomon Gate

These main buildings in Sensoji.



You can see Tokyo Sky Tree too.


Sensoji's official HP　

Eat Tempura in Asakusa

Asakusa is traditional EDO city.

(EDo is Tokyo's old name.)

So a lot of traditional restaurant are in Asakusa.

Today I introduce other nice restaurant.

This restaurant established over one hundred years ago.

This restaurant is famous for Tempura.

This restaurant name is OWARIYA

Maybe you're surprise to see the famous food in this restaurant.

The shrimp is too big to fit in the boul.



Top rank prawns Soba(@1,900JPY)

Of course a bowl of rice topped with tempura is recommendations.



Top rank a bowl of rice topped with tempura(@1,900JPY)


This restaurant are two stores near the Asakusa station.



(This picture is head office.)

If you'll eat in this restaurant,I think it is a best choice in Japan.

Best Soba In Asakusa

Namiki Yabu Soba

This Soba restaurant is very famous in Japan.

This restaurant is drawn in Japanese famous food comic "Oisinbo"  .

This restaurant establish in 1913,so this restaurant have a long history.

Soba soup is very dry,but very delicious.

There is a long line in front of restaurant at every lunch time.

Thursday is holiday.

If you can eat,you enjoy Japanese real soba.

This restaurant have English menu.



This is Cold Tempura soba (@1,700JPY)



This is Cold soba"Zaru Soba"(@700JPY)