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Tokyo Travel—Visiting Asakusa Area via Water Bus (海上バス)

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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 A large four-story building that features made-in-Japan products from all across the country Hours: 10:00 to 20:00 (3rd floor until 21:00) Restaurant floor: 11:00 to 23:00 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, wher...