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We love our visit to Japan. Everything is so well connected. We arrived from the plane, clear custom and down we went striaght to the train that takes us downtown. It took us about an hour and it was just merely JPY1000. We decided to stay at Asaukusa as I heard so much nice things about it. One of the... more
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Distance in: mi km
All Hotels in TaitoHotel USD* Distance Rating Kichijoji Tokyu Inn $133 6.0 mi 9.6 km 
Kawasaki Nikko Hotel $162 10.4 mi 16.7 km
Heiwa Plaza Hotel Kawasaki Higashida $71 10.4 mi 16.8 km
Hilton Tokyo Bay $487 11.4 mi 18.4 km 
Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta N/A 12.1 mi 19.5 km
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restaurant Distance Rating Tsukiya Ramen 15.4 mi 24.8 km 
Azumino 25.1 mi 40.4 km
Denny's 25.1 mi 40.4 km 
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All Things to Do in TaitoThing To Do Distance Rating Ghibli Museum 6.4 mi 10.3 km
Shinsho-ji Temple 37.4 mi 60.2 km
Hakone Ropeway 48.8 mi 78.5 km
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#2 of 26 attractions in Taito
Traveler Description: This popular Tokyo neighborhood is home to many shops and restaurants as well as the famed Senso-ji Temple.
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Attraction type: Neighborhood,
Religious site
Activities:
Dining, City walk sightseeing, Walking
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Jan 30, 2007
7/7 found this review helpful
Asakusa is a great place for walking, taking pictures of a significant sites and buying cute souvenirs, which are always a good quality. We bought yukatas and kimonos for all our friends, the choise was huge,not like in Duty free at Narita airport. This is also a convenient place to take a boua to Odaiba island for more shopping and... more
Jan 12, 2007
1/4 found this review helpful
Asakusa es el lugar perfecto para pasear y comprar los recuerdos típicos de Japón. Hay una gran variedad de dulces,... more
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