Hotel Sunroute Asakusa

... comes that the tickets are only in Japanese. From Ueno we caught the Ginza subway line two stops to our "hostel", the Hotel Sunroute Asakusa. This place is really good for the lower market product it's meant to be. Our room has all the facilities, ...

... It looks like a huge building with an equally huge golden squiggly, alien looking, carrot on top. It's definitely a head scratcher. Asakusa itself was undoubtedly a must-see place in Tokyo. The monumental Asakusa market, with it's huge gates and bustling ...

... discussions, a shower and change of clothes to get rid of the last 20 hours we headed out to find a restaurant that the Hotel's reception staff had recommended.  Deciding that it was too early we ended up finding a lively market district next to a ...

... Tokyo Sky Tree, an interesting looking skyscraper.   When we disembarked from the ship, we headed in the direction of Asakusa.  The main attraction is Sensoji Temple, which is the city's oldest and most popular temple.  Before reaching the ...

... system and our next stop was Asakusa, near the former pleasure district. An example of the Gongen style of architecture, Asakusa Shrine was commissioned by Tokugawa Iemitsu and constructed in 1649 during Japan's Edo Period. The shrine and its surrounding ...

... room after a while – smelly). Bill had a big sleep and I caught up with some emails then we decided to hit Asakusa (pronounced Asarkoosar) to have a look at the kitchenware district – I thought I had died and gone to heaven and its only ...

... We spent a while wandering through the grounds before heading back to the subway to catch a train to Asakusa, an area with more traditional sights, in particular the popular tourist destination, Senso-ji Temple. ...

... a trip up to the 45th floor and an amazing view of all tokyo.. From there we took the metro to the old town of asakusa, wandered through its many street markets and Samuri statued alleyways to end up at the most popular temple in tokyo, sesnsoji temple. ...