Tokyo: What to See & Do: Churches & Temples: Asakusa Temple

Asakusa Temple

Bryan Walsh, Time’s former Tokyo Bureau Chief, recommends everyone visit this ancient temple.

“The oldest temple in Tokyo, and by far the grandest, Asakusa is a no-brainer for a first visit. Not a bad place to pick up souvenirs either, in the gigantic bazaar in front of the temple. In Japan, the commercial and the spiritual can be indistinguishable.”