Tokyo Street Food Asakusa (YouTube link)
Places to Visit
- Asakusa
- One of Tokyo's districts, where an atmosphere of the Tokyo of past decades survives.
- Kaminarimon (Kaminari Gate)
- Hours: Always open
- Admission: Free
- Sensoji temple
- Asakusa's main attraction which is a very popular Buddhist temple
- Hours: 6:00 to 17:00 (from 6:30 October to March)
- Admission: Free
- Nakamise Shopping Street
- Hours depend on the individual shops; typically daily from 9:00 to 18:00
- Marugoto Nippon
- Sumida Park (隅田公園)
- The park stretches for a few hundred meters along both sides of Sumida River with views of the Tokyo Sky Tree.
- Sumida River Cruise
- Tokyo Water Bus operates sightseeing ships every 30 to 60 minutes from Asakusa Pier via Hama Rikyu Garden to Hinode Pier, where you can transfer to a ship to Odaiba.
- Tokyo Sky Tree
- However, it's also a tourist's trap (video)
- Hours: 8:00 to 22:00 (entry until 21:00; Always Open)
How to Access via Water Bus
Most of the water buses are operated by the Tokyo Cruise Ship Company. The Asakusa-Odaiba Direct Line (50 minutes, 1560 yen, 2-4 boats per day) is one of the most popular routes because of its boldly designed Himiko boats with panoramic windows. The boats do not run on the second Tuesday and Wednesday of each month (except for August).
The Sumida River Line runs from Asakusa to Hama Rikyu garden (35 minutes, 980 yen, 1-2 boats per hour). The dock at Hama Rikyu is located within the garden's paid grounds, and admission to the garden is included in the price of the boat ticket. After Hamariku, the boats then travel a further five minutes to the Hinode Pier (40 minutes, 780 yen from Asakusa), where a transfer can be made to boats bound for Odaiba. Note that Hama Rikyu is not served by boats in direction of Asakusa.
The Odaiba Line travels from Hinode to Odaiba Seaside Park (20 minutes, 480 yen, about two boats per hour). The Tokyo Big Sight-Palette Town Line travels to both the Tokyo Big Sight and Palette town attractions (about 25 minutes, 410 yen, 5 boats per day), but it does not operate on Mondays and Tuesdays (except in the case of national holidays).
Some restaurants are recommended below. But you can find more restaurants using Tabelog web site which has an English version.
Musashi (武藏)
The Sumida River Line runs from Asakusa to Hama Rikyu garden (35 minutes, 980 yen, 1-2 boats per hour). The dock at Hama Rikyu is located within the garden's paid grounds, and admission to the garden is included in the price of the boat ticket. After Hamariku, the boats then travel a further five minutes to the Hinode Pier (40 minutes, 780 yen from Asakusa), where a transfer can be made to boats bound for Odaiba. Note that Hama Rikyu is not served by boats in direction of Asakusa.
The Odaiba Line travels from Hinode to Odaiba Seaside Park (20 minutes, 480 yen, about two boats per hour). The Tokyo Big Sight-Palette Town Line travels to both the Tokyo Big Sight and Palette town attractions (about 25 minutes, 410 yen, 5 boats per day), but it does not operate on Mondays and Tuesdays (except in the case of national holidays).
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| View from Musashi |
Restaurants
Some restaurants are recommended below. But you can find more restaurants using Tabelog web site which has an English version.
Musashi (武藏)
- Categories: Buffet style, Dining bar, Bar
- Location: 浅草ビューホテル 26F
- Hours:
- Breakfast: 7:00～10:00 (L.O. 9:30)
- Lunch: 11:30～15:00《90分制》 (L.O. 14:00)
- Dinner: 17:30～21:45《120分制》(L.O. 20:30)
- Bar: 21:00～24:00 (L.O. 23:30)
- L.O. —Last Order
- Categories: Izakaya, Japanese food, Nihonshu (Japanese sake)
- Location: Marugoto Nippon (まるごとにっぽん) 4F
- Hours: 11:00～23:00 (Open on Sunday except Japan's Holidays)
- Watch the video above
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