Maximize your Tokyo experience with our 2-Day Itinerary, featuring must-see spots in Japan's capital. Begin with the vibrant ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited ... The Senso-ji Temple is easily accessed via the Asakusa station. Although the temple grounds remain open 24/7, the main hall welcomes ...

Accessible via Asakusa station In comparison to the bustling ... Asakusa lies in the Shitamachi area of Tokyo, which refers to the more traditional, working class part of the city.

Seiji Okamoto was getting desperate as his supervisor continued pestering him to come up with a money-saving solution for a new safety project along a Tokyo ... work on the Asakusa Line had ...

London built the first public underground railway, but in 1927 Tokyo became the first Asian city with a subway thanks to a 2.2-kilometre (1.4-mile) track from Ueno to Asakusa. The trains ran every ...

Unique jingles are played at each Tokyo Metro station when a train is at the platform. For example, at Ginza Station, the Marunouchi line's tunes are called "Tomorrow's Door" and "The March of a ...

Asia's oldest subway goes public Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its sprawling ...