The objectives of the First Old Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival, which runs Nov. 21 to 24 in the Tokyo districts of Asakusa and Ueno, sound ambitious. Noting on the festival's ...

A young man transported back to the colorful chaos of old Tokyo witnesses firsthand the larger-than-life dreamers who turned a stretch of carnival stalls into Japan's greatest entertainment district.

Asakusa Awa Odori is returning for the first time since 2009 on July 1 this year. Enjoy a day of watching ten local Awa Odori dance groups, who will parade along Asakusa Rokku Broadway and Asakusa ...

The matsuri festival-inspired Asakusa Yokocho houses seven kinds of restaurants serving the likes of yakitori, sushi, grilled pork and Korean food. There's also a traditional izakaya bar, and even a ...