Sunroute Asakusa

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... Men in business suits everywhere make me feel constantly under dressed. Girls dressed like Anime characters. All the wards are lit up like Vegas except for old town Asakusa. Too many people in the trains...can't move...suffocating. Sushi was good though. ...

... 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. ...

... 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. ...

...for the best toilet experience in the world (at least as much as I have seen of it)...is Japan!  Never before has my bum been so well cared for as here...I'm talking about the hotels primarily.  Imagine...if you will...sitting down and ...

...come to end. And the good times start. Well the day started at 5am (UK time) on Saturday, 18th December, was a relatively smooth start to get to Paris CDG airport, but from there on was a bit of a nightmare.  Excessive queuing, not enough staff, ...