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Taito

Asakusa Station

Asakusa Station is a railway station in the district of , , Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. Respectively, it serves the Tobu Skytree Line, the Ginza Line, and the Asakusa Line.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station and metro station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Asakusa”, “Asakusa Eki”, “Asakusa-eki”, and “東武 浅草駅”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sensō-ji and Kaminarimon.

Buddhist temple
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, is an ancient Buddhist temple in , Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. is situated 270 metres northwest of Asakusa Station.

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The is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the in , Tokyo, Japan. The gate, with its lantern and statues, is popular with tourists. is situated 200 metres southwest of Asakusa Station.

Tourism office
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The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center is a building primarily containing tourist facilities, amongst other amenities in the district of 's ward. is situated 220 metres southwest of Asakusa Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sumida and Kaminarimon.

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is a ward to the east of central . It has a famous cherry blossom viewing area along the River near Asakusa Station in spring, and the River Fireworks Festival in summer.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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is a part of Tokyo's downtown district, best known for its many temples, particularly Sensō-ji, Tokyo's largest Buddhist temple.

Asakusa Station

Latitude
35.71195° or 35° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
139.79837° or 139° 47′ 54″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Operator
東武鉄道
Network
Tobu Railway
Open location code
8Q7XPQ6X+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3666779220
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7552391
Wiki­data ID
Q800405
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Yue Chinese—“Asakusa Station” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အဆခုဆဘူတာ (တိုကျိုမြို့၊ တိုအဲအိ၊ တိုဘု)”
  • Burmese: “အဆခုဆဘူတာ”
  • Chinese: “浅草”
  • Chinese: “浅草站”
  • Chinese: “淺草站”
  • Chinese: “淺草車站”
  • Czech: “Asakusa Station”
  • Czech: “Stanice Asakusa”
  • Dutch: “Asakusa”
  • Dutch: “station Asakusa”
  • Dutch: “Station Asakusa”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Asakusa”
  • French: “Asakusa”
  • French: “gare d’Asakusa”
  • French: “Gare d’Asakusa”
  • Gan Chinese: “淺草站”
  • German: “Bahnhof Asakusa”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Asakusa Chhàm”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun Asakusa”
  • Italian: “stazione di Asakusa”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Asakusa”
  • Japanese: “A18”
  • Japanese: “Asakusa”
  • Japanese: “G19”
  • Japanese: “TS01”
  • Japanese: “あさくさ”
  • Japanese: “あさくさえき”
  • Japanese: “浅草”
  • Japanese: “浅草雷門駅”
  • Japanese: “浅草駅”
  • Japanese: “淺草駅”
  • Korean: “아사쿠사 역”
  • Korean: “아사쿠사역”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه آساکوسا”
  • Portuguese: “Estação de Asakusa”
  • Russian: “Асакуса”
  • Spanish: “Asakusa”
  • Ukrainian: “Асакуса”
  • Yue Chinese: “淺草站”

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