It's hard to miss the stunning Asakusa Culture and Tourist Information Center designed by Kengo Kuma, located across the street from another visitor magnet, Sensoji Temple's Kaminarimon gate. Besides ...

Asakusa has been a popular spot to visit since the Edo period (1603–1868). In modern times, it sees more than 30 million visitors a year from all over Japan and the world, and before the COVID-19 ...

Long-time readers will be familiar with our neighbourhood guide series, which has recently expanded to include both areas like Ikebukuro and cities elsewhere in Japan – including Osaka and Sapporo.

This visitor centre in Tokyo by Japanese architects Kengo Kuma and Associates looks like a stack of smaller buildings with sloping roofs. Named the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center, the ...

Kengo Kuma´s Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center is located on a busy corner in Tokyo near the ancient Buddhist temple Sensō-ji. It’s made mainly from glass and wood, and its interiors are airy ...

A visit to AsakusaAt the outset of her journey across Japan, Isabella Bird, during her stay in Tokyo, recorded her excursion ...

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