Church

Asakusa Shrine

Area: Tokyo, Japan

Mon: 00:00–23:59
Tue: 00:00–23:59
Wed: 00:00–23:59
Thu: 00:00–23:59
Fri: 00:00–23:59
Sat: 00:00–23:59
Sun: 00:00–23:59
Hours: No official visiting hours for the shrine grounds were found. Shrine office hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00; weekends and public holidays 09:00–16:30.
How to visit: Admission is free. From Asakusa Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, it is about a 7-minute walk from Exit 1.
Hours: Free entry
Hours: Good with children
Hours: About 30 min

Why it is worth the detour

The shrine honors the men connected with Sensoji's founding legend and serves as the spiritual center of the exuberant Sanja Matsuri.

Asakusa Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo, known for its connection to the founding of Sensō-ji and its role in the Sanja Matsuri festival. It is one of the few buildings in the area to survive World War II, making it an Important Cultural Property.

What else is close by

The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.

100 m
Senso-ji Temple
Tokyo’s oldest temple, founded on a legend of two fishermen who netted a statue of Kannon in the Sumida in 628; rebuilt in concrete after 1945.
100 m
Kaminarimon Gate
The Thunder Gate, guarded by the gods of wind and thunder and hung with a giant lantern, is Asakusa's unmistakable entrance.
250 m
Asakusa Hanayashiki
Opened as a flower garden in 1853, Hanayashiki evolved into Japan's oldest amusement park and a nostalgic survivor of popular Asakusa.
250 m
Nakamise-dori
The 250-metre approach from Kaminarimon to Senso-ji, lined with about 90 stalls, one of Japan's oldest shopping streets.
350 m
Sumida Park
Riverside park on both banks of the Sumida with the cherry trees planted by the eighth shogun, the Asahi flame and the Skytree in view.
350 m
Hoppy Street
A covered alley of open-front izakaya west of Senso-ji, named after Hoppy, the cheap beer-like drink of post-war Tokyo.