⁃ Senso-ji (浅草寺): one of the largest temples in Tokyo, its Kaminari-mon (雷門) is one of the most recognizable locations in Tokyo. The walk between Kaminari-mon and the temple’s main hall is Nakamise-dori (仲見世通り), lined with gift shops and centuries old traditional Japanese sweets.

⁃ Tokyo Skytree (スカイツリー): Japan’s tallest tower at 634m, Skytree is another sight representing the city of Tokyo. In my opinion, like any tower, its exterior far outweighs the interior - you can get similar views all over Tokyo. However, Skytree at night, with its multicolor illuminations, is beautiful to look at directly and to find reflections of it on the multiple rivers surrounding the tower.

⁃ Kappa-bashi dougu-gai (合羽橋道具街): the street home to traditional Japanese crafts, most notably the world renowned Japanese cooking knives.

⁃ Asakusa used to be of significant historical importance in the Edo period due to its geographical position near the city’s northern borders and the route to Nikko. As such, there are a plethora of traditional Japanese restaurants serving unagi, soba, etc.

⁃ However, it is a huge tourist destination so be aware of tourist trap restaurants, serving you meh food for exorbitant prices. 


⁃ Asakusa is located in the eastern ends of Tokyo (depending on who you ask, the suburbs). I would recommend combining with Ueno and Akihabara as they are in proximity with each other.

⁃ I would not recommend staying near Asakusa as it is far out and is more inconvenient to access other bits of Tokyo using public transport.

⁃ However, as it is a tourist destination, there are a lot of hostels/cheap hotels in the area.