Asakusa Nakamise Shopping Street (Main Approach to Asakusa Temple)

Located on the approach to Asakusa Temple, this shopping street consists of food and souvenir shops lining the approximately 250m stone-paved path from Asakusa Temple's main gate, the Kaminarimon Gate, to the "Treasure House Gate". Known as "Nakamise", about 90 stores are built across the approach, bustling daily with visitors to Asakusa Temple and tourists from both Japan and abroad.

The history of Nakamise is ancient, said to have started around the Genroku to Kyoho era (1688-1735), and it is also known as one of the oldest shopping streets in Japan.

In the shopping street, you will find shops perfect for souvenir selection, such as long-established stores that handle famous confectioneries like "Ningyoyaki" and "Kaminari Okoshi", as well as shops that handle traditional crafts. There are also many food and drink stores, but eating while walking is not allowed, so care is needed to eat around or move after purchasing.

At night after the Nakamise stores close, you can see the "Asakusa Shutter Mural" completed in 1989, which is also one of the highlights. You can appreciate the history of Asakusa in a scroll painting that extends about 400m east to west.