Higashi-Asakusa
Higashi-Asakusa is a quarter in Taito, Tokyo. Higashi-Asakusa is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kiyokawa 1, as well as near Nihonzutsumi 1-chome.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: town located in Taitō-ku, Tokyo
- Also known as: “Higashiasakusa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shunkei-in Temple and Tokyo Skytree.
Tokyo Skytree
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0.
Tokyo Skytree, also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 m in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiyokawa and Imado.
Imado
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Higashi-Asakusa
Latitude
35.72311° or 35° 43′ 23″ northLongitude
139.8006° or 139° 48′ 2″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8Q7XPRF2+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 12588904383OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Higashi-Asakusa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “東淺草”
- Dutch: “Higashi-Asakusa”
- French: “Asakusa Nord”
- French: “Higashi-Asakusa”
- Japanese: “Higashi-Asakusa”
- Japanese: “ひがしあさくさ”
- Japanese: “東浅草”
- Turkish: “Higashi-Asakusa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higashi-Asakusa 2 and Higashi-Asakusa 1.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 道林寺 and Higashi Asakusa Post Office.
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