Atmospheric Buddhist temple leads into a colourful market selling food, clothes, souvenirs, etc. If you want to buy fans, wood-block prints, chopsticks, kimonos, Edo dolls, combs, incense burners or even a coat for your dog - this is the place to come. Many local craft shops and not a western designer store in sight.
Asakusa station
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