Christophe95 / CC BY-SA 4.0Where to stay in Asakusa
Asakusa is the traditional quarter, built around Sensoji temple with the Kaminarimon gate and the Nakamise shopping street leading up to it. The Sumida river runs along its edge, with cruises from the bank and views of the Tokyo Skytree from the red Azuma-bashi bridge. Streets are low, old and full of stalls selling the sort of thing people actually take home. It is the one area on this list that does not feel like the 21st century.
Price level · Budget
Tokyo
Area scorecard
Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.
- Sightseeing
- 9.0
- Walkability
- 8.8
- Transport
- 7.2
- Food
- 7.6
- Nightlife
- 5.0
- Quietness
- 6.6
- Families
- 8.4
- Value
- 8.2
- Airport / station
- 7.8
- First trip
- 8.4
Best for
- A first trip that wants old Tokyo
- Families
- Travellers on a smaller budget
- Walking and temple visits
- River views
Choose elsewhere if
- You want to be in the middle of the transport network
- You want nightlife
- You want modern Tokyo
- You will be moving around the city late at night