Asakusa Station: how to reach Senso-ji, Kaminarimon and Nakamise from the Ginza and Asakusa lines

Asakusa Station is the east end of the Ginza Line (G19) and also a stop on the Toei Asakusa Line. The Tobu Skytree Line and the Tsukuba Express have their own Asakusa stations nearby. In the game only the two subway lines are modelled, and they share one station.

Senso-ji: about five minutes from any station

The Japan National Tourism Organization says you can reach Senso-ji in five minutes on foot from any of the four Asakusa stations: the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, the Toei Asakusa Line, the Tobu Skytree Line and the Tsukuba Express. It does not name an exit number, and neither does GO TOKYO's Asakusa page, so we do not give one here. The signs for Kaminarimon inside the station are the reliable guide.

Kaminarimon and Nakamise-dori

GO TOKYO describes the way in as walking through Kaminarimon, the Thunder Gate, and then along the Nakamise shopping street. JNTO gives the weight of the gate's large red lantern as about 700 kilograms and the length of Nakamise-dori as 250 metres. The temple's principal image is dated to 628 in Senso-ji's own history, and the main hall opens at 6 am (6:30 am from October to March) and closes at 5 pm.

The river side

GO TOKYO puts the Sumida River waterbus pier about three minutes on foot from the station, and says the Azuma-bashi Bridge has views of the Tokyo Skytree across the river.

Typing it

In the game Asakusa is seven letters in the Latin alphabet and 浅草 in Japanese. It is the last stop on the Ginza Line when you ride it from Shibuya, and our Ginza Line guide lists every stop on the way.

Walking times and exit names here are the ones published by the official tourism pages and agencies listed below. Big Tokyo stations are rebuilt all the time and exits move or close, so follow the signs in the station as well.