Tokyo: Asakusa & Senso-ji Temple 1.5-Hour Guided Tour

The tour starts at the Asakusa Culture and Tourism Center! Kaminarimon-mae is crowded with tourists, but it is comfortable here. Enjoy the Kaminarimon and Sensoji Temple from a slightly higher vantage point.

Kaminarimon is a landmark building of Sensoji, Asakusa and Tokyo. Take pictures of the beautiful vermilion-lacquered gate with huge lanterns hanging from it.

After passing through the Kaminarimon gate and walking for a while, you will come to the Hozomon gate. This is the best place to view the five-story pagoda as well as the main hall of Sensoji Temple from here.

In front of the main hall of Senso-ji Temple stands a hand-watering basin for purifying the body and mind before visiting the temple. Ask your guide about the etiquette for purifying body and mind.

In the main hall of Sensoji Temple, visitors will worship a 1,400-year-old statue of Buddha that brings happiness, which continues to be hidden from people today.

After visiting the temple, visitors can experience shopping in the shopping street that extends straight toward the temple. Find your own unique souvenirs that you can only buy here.