In Pictures: Asakusa: Area Tour

Asakusa Hanayashiki is a carnival-style amusement park north of Senjoji Temple. It is probably the oldest continuously operating amusement park in Tokyo.

Asakusa is 10 minutes east of Ueno on the subway and beside the Sumida River. Since the Edo era, the river banks in Asakusa have been a famous place to view cherry blossoms in the spring. (Read More: Area Tour)