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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A police officer directs people at Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A police officer directs people at Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

Police officers stand guard around Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A shopping street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2026.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Illustration - Surtourisme

Illustration - Surtourisme

JAPAN. TOKYO. JAPAN. TOKYO. ASAKUSA. CROWD AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SENSO-JI TEMPLE DEDICATED TO THE GODDESS KANNON. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan, May 17 Kyodo - People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area despite the rain on May 17, 2025.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2025.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A shopping street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2025.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A shopping street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2025.

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New Year's Day in Tokyo

New Year's Day in Tokyo

A shopping street leading to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Jan. 1, 2025.

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Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2024 shows Senso-ji temple, Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple, in the Asakusa district of the Japanese capital.

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Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 26, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kaminarimon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 26, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kaminarimon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Senso-ji temple in Tokyo

Photo taken on June 26, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kaminarimon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on May 18, 2024.

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Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

Sanja festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

People participate in the Sanja festival near Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on May 18, 2024.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Golden Week begins in Japan

A shopping street at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 27, 2024, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Golden Week begins in Japan

A street leading to Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 27, 2024, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Japan experiences spring-like warmth

Japan experiences spring-like warmth

Tourists walk in front of the Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb 15, 2024, as Japan experienced spring-like warmth.

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Tokyo's Asakusa area

Tokyo's Asakusa area

People walk along the Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its related health measures.

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Tokyo's Asakusa area

Tokyo's Asakusa area

Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Golden Week begins in Japan

A shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Golden Week begins in Japan

A shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Golden Week begins in Japan

Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Golden Week begins in Japan

Golden Week begins in Japan

Kaminari-mon gate at Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on April 29, 2023, as Japan enters the Golden Week holiday season.

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Heavy snowfall in Tokyo

Heavy snowfall in Tokyo

People walk amid falling snow in front of the Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Feb. 5, 2024.

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Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 26, 2023, ahead of the New Year.

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Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 26, 2023, ahead of the New Year.

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Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 26, 2023, ahead of the New Year.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen on the shops of the Nakamise commercial street in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen at a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen at a yearend fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

JAPAN-TOKYO-YEAREND FAIR

(231219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Decorations to celebrate the new year are seen at the Nakamise commercial street in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2023. The yearend event, also named Hagoita Fair, is held at Asakusa, Tokyo from Dec. 17 to 19. The fair has a history of more than 100 years. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

The Nakamise shopping street running to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district is crowded with foreign tourists on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

The Nakamise shopping street running to Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district is crowded with foreign tourists on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district is crowded with tourists on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Hot weather in Japan

Hot weather in Japan

People visit Asakusa in Tokyo under the scorching sun on July 18, 2023.

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Hot weather in Japan

Hot weather in Japan

People visit Asakusa in Tokyo under the scorching sun on July 18, 2023.

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Hot weather in Japan

Hot weather in Japan

People visit Asakusa in Tokyo under the scorching sun on July 18, 2023.

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Hot weather in Japan

Hot weather in Japan

People visit Asakusa in Tokyo under the scorching sun on July 18, 2023.

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