Asakusa is really famous for education-related omamori, especially for passing entrance examinations at big universities, so you can imagine the crowds at the temple.
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2014 Japan Trip Day 6: Tokyo
If Meiji Shrine was our home shrine, then Asakusa Temple was our home temple, and we always tried to visit with every trip.
2013 Tokyo Trip Day 42: Tokyo Sky Tree and Asakusa
Tokyo Sky Tree is the tallest structure in Japan at 634 metres.
2012 Tokyo Trip Day 11: Asakusa and Odaiba
The Gundam Odaiba proved harder to find than I had anticipated — major bummer.
Japan Expo Features Anthropomorphized Tokyo Neighborhoods: Asakusa, Ginza, Shinjuku, Shibuya
More Tokyo neighborhoods, as shown at Tokyo Big Sight’s Japan Expo Paris exhibit.
2011 Tokyo Trip Day 4: Asakusa and Odaiba
Asakusa, the Tokyo Sky Tree, the Sumida River ferry, Odaiba, and the popularity of holding cosplay shoots by the river on Sunday.
JPOP Manila 