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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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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

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

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

(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

(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

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

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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SUMMER SOUNDS

SUMMER SOUNDS, Sanja Festival, Asakusa, Sensoji Temple, Nakamise Street, masks, mikoshi, portable shrine=Date:June 1, 1994, Place:Asakusa,Tokyo,JAPAN

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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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Year-end shopping in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 30, 2022, ahead of New Year's Day.

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Year-end shopping in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 30, 2022, ahead of New Year's Day.

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Foreign passenger arrivals in Japan top 10 million in Oct.

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists stroll along Nakamise-dori street in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Oct. 22, 2014. The number of foreign visitors to Japan this year is estimated to have topped 10 million in October, with the number for the whole of 2014 almost certain to surpass the current record of 10.36 million logged in 2013, the Japan National Tourism Agency said the same day.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Local people carry a mikoshi (portable shrine) through the Nakamise Dori shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa district on May 17, 2014, the second day of the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival), which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan. Some 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were paraded in the district.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - The Nakamise Dori shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa is packed with local people carrying mikoshi (portable shrines) and visitors during the annual Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival) on May 17, 2014. About 100 portable shrines from the district's 44 neighborhoods were carried on the second day of the three-day festival, which has a history of about 700 years and is one of the three-biggest festivals in Japan.

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Asakusa, Hokkaido mascots at Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - Mascot character "Shin-Nyaka" (R), representing the Shin-Nakamise shopping street in Asakusa, Tokyo, and "Zushi Hokki" from the city of Hokuto, Hokkaido, pose on the street as tourists photograph them on April 17, 2014, during a tourism promotion event.

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Narita airport opens large shopping mall

NARITA, Japan - Narita 5th Avenue, a new shopping mall that opened for business April 9 at Narita airport's No. 2 terminal. The mall, which hosts 32 shops with a floor space of 4,800 square meters, is larger than the Narita Nakamise shopping mall, which opened at the No. 1 terminal last June.

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Monkey cutout displayed at Tokyo's Asakusa district

TOKYO, Japan - With the 'Year of the Monkey' beginning Jan. 1, a large monkey cutout is displayed in the 'Nakamise' shopping arcade in the Sensoji Temple compound in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Dec. 31.

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Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa is crowded with visitors on Nov. 11, 2022, a month after Japan eased coronavirus border restrictions and the government's national travel discount program started.

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Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa is crowded with visitors on Nov. 11, 2022, a month after Japan eased coronavirus border restrictions and the government's national travel discount program started.

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Tourists in Japan

People walk along Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Oct. 11, 2022. Japan significantly eased COVID-19 border controls the same day.

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Tourists in Japan

People walk along Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Oct. 11, 2022. Japan significantly eased COVID-19 border controls the same day.

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Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa is crowded with visitors wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 31, 2021, with the street decorated for New Year.

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Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa is crowded with visitors wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 31, 2021, with the street decorated for New Year.

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THE VOICE OF TOKYO

Hato Bus, foreigner, English announcement, bus guide, sightseeing, Tokyo Tower, sightseeing bus, Imperial Palace, National Stadium, National Diet, Asakusa, Kaminarimon, kimono=Date:April, 1974, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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1st weekend after lifting COVID curbs on eateries in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Oct. 30, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions on eateries in the Tokyo area and Osaka.

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1st weekend after lifting COVID curbs on eateries in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Oct. 30, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions on eateries in the Tokyo area and Osaka.

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COVID-19 restrictions on eateries lifted in Tokyo

People walk on Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area as COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars are lifted in the capital the same day in response to the recent downtrend in infections.

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1st weekend after lifting of COVID-19 emergency

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with shoppers and tourists on Oct. 2, 2021, on the first weekend after the lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency amid dwindling infections.

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Virus emergency lifting

People walk in the rain on Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on March 21, 2021, ahead of the scheduled lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency the end of the day.

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Virus emergency lifting

People walk in the rain on Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on March 21, 2021, ahead of the scheduled lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency at the end of the day.

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Virus emergency lifting

People walk in the rain on Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on March 21, 2021, ahead of the scheduled lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency at the end of the day.

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Virus emergency lifting

People walk in the rain on Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on March 21, 2021, ahead of the scheduled lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency at the end of the day.

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Narita airport opens large shopping mall

NARITA, Japan - Narita 5th Avenue, a new shopping mall that opened for business April 9 at Narita airport's No. 2 terminal. The mall, which hosts 32 shops with a floor space of 4,800 square meters, is larger than the Narita Nakamise shopping mall, which opened at the No. 1 terminal last June. (Kyodo)

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Asakusa-dori Avenue

Like photograph #2276, this is a northern view from the entrance of Nakamise, the present location of Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate). The shopping area between Kaminarimon and Niomon is called Nakamise. Legend has it that the priests of Sensoji Temple asked the local people to keep the temple grounds clean and in return gave them permission to set up shops there. Buildings of brick construction were erected in 1885 in imitation of the Ginza Street. Probably taken around 1896.==Date:1904, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐99‐0]

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The Sanmon Gate at Sensoji Temple

The sanmon (front gate) at Sensoji Temple was called Niomon because statues of the guardian deities Kongo Rikishi were installed on both the right and left (present-day Hozomon). Statues of Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri Bodhisattva) and Shiten (four angels) are installed on the second floor of the gate building. The plaque Sensoji is based on calligraphy by the head priest of the Tendai Sect, Ryosho Hoshin-o. This photograph was taken before brick buildings were erected in the Nakamise commercial area in 1885.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐123‐0]

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Nakamise-dori Street,Asakusa

Niomon (present-day Hozomon) is visible in the centre at the entrance to Asakusa Nakamise. The shop on the left is Bairindo, which sold grilled rice cakes. The towers on the left and right are Kyoeikan and Baien, respectively, both early retail stores. Otaki Katsusaburo opened Kyoeikan in 1894. The clock tower had disappeared by the time of the construction of an extension in 1921. Taken around 1897.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐129‐0]

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Nakamise-dori Street,Asakusa

Nakamise-dori Street,Asakusa==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Niomon gate of sensoji temple

The Nio Gate (Hozomon) in Sensoji Temtle surrounded by trees. This photo was taken from Benten Poud (see serial photo number 4-11) to the south east. The back of the Nisonbotoke can be seen in front of the gate. The edge of Benten Pond and the bridge leading to Nakamise can be seen to the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number4‐10‐0]

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Summer scenes in Japan

Women wearing "yukata" cotton kimono walk on the Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 29, 2020.

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1st Nov. snowfall in 54 years as cold air grips Tokyo

People walk along Nakamise-dori, an approach to the Senso-ji temple, one of Tokyo's popular sightseeing spots, on the morning of Nov. 24, 2016, the day when the Japanese capital had snowfall in November for the first time in 54 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golden Week holidays amid coronavirus pandemic

The Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is seen deserted with many stores closed on April 29, 2021, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday period, as Tokyo as well as Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures are under a coronavirus state of emergency due to a resurgence in infections.

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Golden Week holidays amid coronavirus pandemic

The Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is seen deserted with many stores closed on April 29, 2021, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday period, as Tokyo as well as Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures are under a coronavirus state of emergency due to a resurgence in infections.

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People return to tourist sites in Tokyo

Asakusa's Nakamise shopping street is crowded in Tokyo with visitors wearing face masks on Sept. 21, 2020, the third day of Japan's four-day holiday period amid continued worries over the novel coronavirus.

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People return to tourist sites in Tokyo

Asakusa's Nakamise shopping street is crowded in Tokyo with visitors wearing face masks on Sept. 21, 2020, the third day of Japan's four-day holiday period amid continued worries over the novel coronavirus.

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People return to tourist sites in Tokyo

Asakusa's Nakamise shopping street is crowded in Tokyo with visitors wearing face masks on Sept. 21, 2020, the third day of Japan's four-day holiday period amid continued worries over the novel coronavirus.

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People return to tourist sites in Tokyo

Asakusa's Nakamise shopping street is crowded in Tokyo with visitors wearing face masks on Sept. 21, 2020, the third day of Japan's four-day holiday period amid continued worries over the novel coronavirus.

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Tokyo reports record 366 new daily COVID-19 cases

Few people walk along the Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa, a popular sightseeing area, on July 23, 2020. The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed the same day a single-day record of 366 new cases of the novel coronavirus.

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Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 30, 2019, ahead of New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end scene in Tokyo's Asakusa

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 30, 2019, ahead of New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo