Nishi Asakusa

Nishi Asakusa is a quarter in , . Nishi Asakusa is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: town located in Taitō-ku, Tokyo
  • Also known as: “Nishi-Asakusa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kappabashi Kitchenware Town and Asakusa.

Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi or Kitchen Town, is a street in between Ueno and which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the trade.

Railway station
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Station is an underground railway station on the Tsukuba Express line in the district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaminarimon and Asakusa.

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.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Nishi Asakusa

Latitude
35.71441° or 35° 42′ 52″ north
Longitude
139.79033° or 139° 47′ 25″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XPQ7R+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12578731053
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
10966709
Wiki­data ID
Q11629038
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Nishi Asakusa” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西淺草”
  • Dutch: “Nishi-Asakusa”
  • French: “Asakusa Ouest”
  • French: “Nishi-Asakusa”
  • Japanese: “Nishi-Asakusa”
  • Japanese: “にしあさくさ”
  • Japanese: “西浅草”
  • Turkish: “Nishi-Asakusa”
  • Turkish: “Nishiasakusa”

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