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Every page on AsakusaTemple.com in one place. Most visitors start with the tours, then read the guides.
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Tours
- All tours
- Senso-ji & Old Tokyo Walking TourTwo hours with a local guide from Kaminarimon to Asakusa Shrine and Hoppy Street, in a group of 12 at most.
- Asakusa Rickshaw Ride with a Puller-GuideA puller-guide runs you through old Asakusa and takes your photos. From 30 minutes, two adults per rickshaw.
- Asakusa Street Food Crawl, 7+ BitesSeven or more local bites in the lanes around Kaminarimon, enough for lunch, then Senso-ji at the end.
- Asakusa & Senso-ji Walking TourThe cheapest guided walk in Asakusa: two hours of temple stories, prayer etiquette and Nakamise sweets.
- Asakusa Food Tour: 12 Dishes at Local EateriesTwelve dishes at local eateries, with sake tasting, taiyaki and monja you cook yourself, in two and a half hours.
- Kimono Tea Ceremony at Maikoya AsakusaDress in kimono, then whisk your own matcha with a tea host, a short walk from Senso-ji.
- Kimono Rental in Asakusa for the DayA full kimono set with dressing help, for the whole day: walk Senso-ji in it at your own pace.
- Tokyo Morning Tour: Meiji Shrine, Market & Senso-jiMeiji Jingu, the Tsukiji outer market and an hour at Senso-ji with a guide, in one morning by train.
- 1-Day Tokyo Bus Tour with Skytree & Bay CruiseTokyo's big sights in one day by coach, with 45 minutes at Senso-ji, the Skytree deck and a bay cruise.
- Private Tokyo Tour with a Licensed GuideA government-licensed guide for your group only, on a route you choose, by train. Senso-ji for as long as you like.
- Sumo Show with Chanko Hot Pot in AsakusaFormer wrestlers, a geisha dance and all-you-can-eat chanko hot pot, a short walk from the temple.
Guides
- All guides
- Entry & hoursFree entry, hall hours by season and the quiet times.
- Guided or self-guidedWhat a guide adds, and a route to walk on your own.
- Rickshaw pricesPer person online, per rickshaw at the stand: the real cost.
- Food tours & what to eatOld Asakusa snacks, and the two tasting tours compared.
- Kimono rentalWhat it costs, what's included and where to take photos.
- How to prayWater, incense, coin, bow: temple etiquette in order.
Blog
- All posts
- Senso-ji events 2026-27Festival dates from the garden opening to Sanja Matsuri 2027.
- Denboin garden viewing 2026Five days inside Senso-ji's closed garden: tickets and times.
- Senso-ji New Year 2027Hatsumode crowds, queues, charms and the quiet windows.
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- Is Senso-ji free to enter?
- What time does Senso-ji open and close?
- How long do you need at Senso-ji?
- Is an Asakusa walking tour worth it?
- How much is a rickshaw ride in Asakusa?
- Can you visit Senso-ji at night?
- What is the best time to visit Senso-ji?
- Can you wear a kimono to Senso-ji?
- Can you eat while walking on Nakamise?
- How do you get to Senso-ji?
- How much is an omikuji fortune at Senso-ji?
- Can I cancel a Senso-ji tour?