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Taito

Asakusa

Asakusa Station is an underground railway station on the Tsukuba Express line in the district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Taito, Tokyo, Japan operated by Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
  • Also known as: “Asakusa Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sensō-ji and Asakusa Engei Hall.

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 320 metres east of Asakusa.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asakusa and Sumida.

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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.

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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.

Asakusa

Latitude
35.71362° or 35° 42′ 49″ north
Longitude
139.79242° or 139° 47′ 33″ east
Operator
首都圏新都市鉄道
Open location code
8Q7XPQ7R+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7412555523
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q4803450
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Asakusa” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အဆခုဆဘူတာ (ဆွတ်ခုဘအမြန်လိုင်း)”
  • Burmese: “အဆခုဆဘူတာ”
  • Chinese: “浅草站”
  • Chinese: “淺草站”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اساكوسا”
  • French: “Asakusa”
  • German: “Bahnhof Asakusa”
  • Italian: “stazione di Asakusa (Tsukuba Express)”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Asakusa”
  • Japanese: “Asakusa”
  • Japanese: “TX03”
  • Japanese: “TX浅草駅”
  • Japanese: “あさくさ”
  • Japanese: “新浅草駅”
  • Japanese: “浅草”
  • Japanese: “浅草駅 (首都圏新都市鉄道)”
  • Japanese: “浅草駅”
  • Korean: “아사쿠사 역 (쓰쿠바 익스프레스)”
  • Korean: “아사쿠사”
  • Korean: “아사쿠사역”
  • Spanish: “Asakusa Tsukuba”
  • Ukrainian: “Асакуса”

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