The sightseeing spot around Asakusa area. Kaminarimon Gate/Nakamise-dori

/Kaminarimon Gate

Kaminari-mon is a main gate to Senso-ji, and the huge paper lantern is hanging down from the gate. The height of it is 3.9 m and weight is 700 kg. It is laid the god of the wind (God of a wind) in the right in state, and have laid the god of thunder (God of thunder) in Kaminari-mon gate in state on the left.
Nakamise St. is an approach from Kaminari-mon Gate to Senso-ji temple, and the store is located in a line over about 250 m.

/Nakamise-dori entrance.

/Nakamise Zouri shop
/Nakamise Komono shop
/Nakamise Hashi shop
/Nakamise Sensu shop

Yabu-soba Namki (Japanese soba restaurant).

The eating place and snack of Nakamise-dori St.

/Kanmi-dokoro (traditional Japanese sweets restaurant)。
/Ningyouyaki（sweets）

The souvenir of the store in Nakamise-dori St.

/Sensu (Japanese Fan).
/Zori (Japanese sandals).

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