Higashi-Asakusa

Higashi-Asakusa is a quarter in Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo. Higashi-Asakusa is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kiyokawa 1, as well as near Nihonzutsumi 1-chome.

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Type: Quarter
Description: town located in Taitō-ku, Tokyo
Also known as: “Higashiasakusa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Darul Arqam Masjid and Yoshiwara Red Light District.

Darul Arqam Masjid

Mosque

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The Asakusa Mosque, officially the Daar Al-Arqam Mosque, and commonly known as Masjid Asakusa, is a mosque located in Asakusa, downtown Tokyo, Japan. The mosque was completed in 1998 and is managed by the Japan Mosque Foundation, a department of the Islamic Circle of Japan.

Yoshiwara Red Light District

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Yoshiwara is a red-light district in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known famous yūkaku created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640 and Shinmachi in Osaka.

Shunkei-in Temple

Buddhist temple

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Shunkei-in Temple is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiyokawa and Imado.

Kiyokawa

Quarter

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Kiyokawa is a quarter.

Imado

Quarter

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Imado is a former township located today in Asakusa, eastern Tokyo. A maneki-neko legend of an old woman takes places in Imado. Imado dolls come from there. Imado ware also originates from there.