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Nakamise-dori Street

Travel Guide - Nakamise-dori Street

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Nakamise-dori Street is a 250-meter long stone-paved promenade between Kaminari-mon Gate and Hozo-mon Gate. This is an approach to Senso-ji Temple and is always bustling with visitors to the temple all year round.
Nakamise-dori Street is also known as one of the oldest shopping districts in Japan, dating from the Edo Period (1603 - 1868). The street is lined with 90 stores that sell everything from tourist trinkets to genuine Edo-style crafts such as traditional toys and accessories made of Japanese textile or paper. There is even a shop selling wigs to be worn with a Kimono. Some shops specialize in their homemade Senbei rice crackers that are very popular with Japanese visitors. There are also stalls that offer traditional Japanese sweets such as Dango dumpling, Manju buns, and Ningyo-yaki (doll-shaped bean paste filled cakes). With their brightly colored decorations and uniform structure, the street recreate the atmosphere of old Japan.

Opening HoursOpening Hours

  • Varies according to the shop / facility

ClosedClosed

  • Varies according to the shop / facility

Price / Entrance FeePrice / Entrance Fee

  • Admission Free

Access / Public TransportAccess / Public Transport

  • 5 minutes walk from Asakusa Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G19), Tobu Skytree Line (TS01), or Toei Asakusa Line (A18)

Address / LocationAddress / Location

  • 2-3-1, Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 111-0032
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トトロヒーロ (岡山) @Totoro_Hero - 2019-03-22
I must switch hotels, unfortunately. Thankfully, I’m not far from where I am now. And I’m near Nakamise-dori!
SportsTravelAndTours @STAT - 2019-03-21
Asakusa Nakamise Shopping Street from above looking down and from within. Wow.
💜Anggi || MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA💜 @MIrotiCDROP - 2019-03-21
Asakusa. Sumida river and Skytree as the background. Unfortunately the sakura tree wasn’t blooming yet. #tokyo… https://t.co/mrdLX5YOAL
EXPLORE . DISCOVER @xplorediscover - 2019-03-20
Nakamise-dori is one of Japan's oldest shopping streets and dates back to the 17th century. 😍
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#market… https://t.co/ccB8IGFFSG
Joshua Foster @BITbOYMusic - 2019-03-19
Crowds at Nakamise Shopping Street, Asakusa #japan #tokyo #tokyojapan #asakusa #shinto #shrine #streets #street… https://t.co/ZkovnmPmKc
Team Albert @AlbertMylesAM - 2019-03-19
Nakamise Shopping Street Bird's Eye View https://t.co/ozoN0iNg70 Via @MuzaChan
NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-03-18
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
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Mae Ilisan @callecat - 2019-03-15
Sensoji and Hozomon Gate. After passing through Kaminarimon Gate, and walking through Nakamise dori (or squeezing y… https://t.co/rVoH4jCUhF
Mae Ilisan @callecat - 2019-03-15
Thunder Gate. A tourist hotspot and one of the entrances leading to Nakamise shopping street, Sensoji, and Asakusa… https://t.co/Wdy4YCsKtV
Mae Ilisan @callecat - 2019-03-15
View of Kaminarimon, Nakamise dori, Hozomon, the 5-storey pagoda from the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Cent… https://t.co/E9RMLGMHpP
NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-03-15
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
A: Let's get NeighborMix SPOTIT. https://t.co/HMAhsO0bDv
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NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-03-14
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
A: Let's get NeighborMix SPOTIT. https://t.co/HMAhsO0bDv
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예느님 @kwanggyeon - 2019-03-12
i was so jetlagged this morning that i almost threw up in the middle of nakamise dori...yesung the things i do for u... the things i do
Thanks Japan(EN) @thxjpn - 2019-03-10
The red gate with a huge red lantern—“Kaminarimon gate”. It is a popular sightseeing place in Asakusa for both Japa… https://t.co/rJ87e8QpOY
Thanks Japan.com @thxjpn - 2019-03-10
The red gate with a huge red lantern—“Kaminarimon gate”. It is a popular sightseeing place in Asakusa for both Japa… https://t.co/rJ87e8QpOY
Reza Tanamas @orionsza - 2019-03-09
Walking around in Asakusa at night

#tokyocameraclub #nightphotography #igdaily #travelphotography #nightscape… https://t.co/zIN1SH4ZjK
NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-03-08
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
A: Let's get NeighborMix SPOTIT. https://t.co/HMAhsO0bDv
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NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-03-07
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
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Shahril Azizi @salinsach - 2019-03-06
Tokyo Day 6.
It’s always good to visit the Sensoji Temple and the Nakamise Shopping Street... where most of the wo… https://t.co/f5spJ3jmvl
東京都　台東区 @taito_city - 2019-03-06
[Notice]We will practice safeguarding and guiding tourists around Senso-ji Temple and Nakamise Street to temporar… https://t.co/FMUOM2DNpU
Ken D. Blackwell • ケン·ディ·ブラックウェル @Seiginotora - 2019-03-04
Wish I could find a comprehensive list of what shops are at Nakamise. I know of one that sold ninja stuff and one w… https://t.co/Q7yP4zw6Nj
Kat @RunhappyKat - 2019-03-02
Forgot to mention...did some shopping on Nakamise-dori, which is near the temple. There were some usual tourist thi… https://t.co/Gc7dZEs1y0
NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-03-02
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
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Aaron @aaron_smart - 2019-02-28
@BrianLeeWow They're residents of Shin-Nakamise: https://t.co/ZFLe27Iyxp
NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-02-28
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
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NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-02-26
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
A: Let's get NeighborMix SPOTIT. https://t.co/HMAhsO0bDv
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NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-02-25
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
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Norbert Woehnl @norbertwoehnl - 2019-02-25
New post: School’s Out, #Asakusa, #Tokyo, #Japan https://t.co/FnPYw17dYc #東京 #浅草 #photography
NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-02-23
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
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Ken D. Blackwell • ケン·ディ·ブラックウェル @Seiginotora - 2019-02-20
Tax day today. My refunds are gonna go towards tickets and hotels when I return to Japan this May.

I’ve already h… https://t.co/aHwDrUswzI
NeighborMix SPOTIT @getspotit - 2019-02-20
Q: Could you show me the way to Nakamise Shopping Street?
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