Guidebook for Sumida-ku
Food Scene
One of the popular restaurant which has 200 year history.
Famous for serving up slimy miniature eels (a local treat), it’s a gourmet getaway well worth pursuing, although it helps if your palate is on the adventurous side.
Reservation is strongly recommended.
http://www.opentable.jp/r/komagata-dozeu-taito-ku?lang=en#
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Komakata Dozeu
1-chōme-7-12 KomagataOne of the popular restaurant which has 200 year history.
Famous for serving up slimy miniature eels (a local treat), it’s a gourmet getaway well worth pursuing, although it helps if your palate is on the adventurous side.
Reservation is strongly recommended.
http://www.opentable.jp/r/komagata-dozeu-taito-ku?lang=en#
This is where the locals would go to, if they were to have a casual sushi lunch or dinner. The price is kept low, the restaurant has an old ambience with scary looking chef, and of course a quality sushi served. Have a plate of "Jo-sushi" which is consisted of around 12 pieces of sushi, and order additional as you please. It is rare that you can have a stomach full of sushi for around 2000-3000yen.
If you have the feeling that the fish should be cut bigger on a sushi, this is the place to try.
Uogashi Sushi
4-chōme-8-11 HorikiriThis is where the locals would go to, if they were to have a casual sushi lunch or dinner. The price is kept low, the restaurant has an old ambience with scary looking chef, and of course a quality sushi served. Have a plate of "Jo-sushi" which is consisted of around 12 pieces of sushi, and order additional as you please. It is rare that you can have a stomach full of sushi for around 2000-3000yen.
If you have the feeling that the fish should be cut bigger on a sushi, this is the place to try.
Sightseeing
Sensoji (浅草寺, Sensōji, also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo's most colorful and popular temples.
The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.
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Templo Senso-ji
2-chōme-3-1 AsakusaSensoji (浅草寺, Sensōji, also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo's most colorful and popular temples.
The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.
Drinks & Nightlife
Founded in 1880, this historic bar is best known as the originator of Denki Bran ("electric brandy"), a strangely compelling, rather sweet brandy-like liquor that's used in a variety of cocktails served here. Cheap prices and communal tables encourage a very interactive bar experience.
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Kamiya Bar
1-chōme-1-1 AsakusaFounded in 1880, this historic bar is best known as the originator of Denki Bran ("electric brandy"), a strangely compelling, rather sweet brandy-like liquor that's used in a variety of cocktails served here. Cheap prices and communal tables encourage a very interactive bar experience.
Entertainment & Activities
Hanayashiki was opened as a flower park in 1853, when Commodore of the US Navy Matthew Calbraith Perry visited our country in the late Edo era. Nowadays, Hanayashiki is operating as an amusement park where it is overflowing with 20 kinds of attractions and lunchrooms. Shops in the park also have a wide range of souvenirs.
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Hanayashiki
2-chōme-28-1 AsakusaHanayashiki was opened as a flower park in 1853, when Commodore of the US Navy Matthew Calbraith Perry visited our country in the late Edo era. Nowadays, Hanayashiki is operating as an amusement park where it is overflowing with 20 kinds of attractions and lunchrooms. Shops in the park also have a wide range of souvenirs.
Shopping
Traditional department store
http://matsuya.com/visitor/en/
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Matsuya Asakusa
1-chōme-4-1 HanakawadoTraditional department store
http://matsuya.com/visitor/en/
Essentials
Ozeki Asakusa Kaminarimon store
2-chōme-16-11 KaminarimonSuparmarket
Public bath
Tokyo used to have at least one public bath (sento) in each of its numerous neighborhoods, but their number has greatly dropped in past decades. Recently, the popularity of sento has increased a little, with the larger baths offering entertainment, dining and relaxation under one roof, and the smaller, nostalgia-imbued ones allowing bathers to be brought back to the good old days.
Tokyo is not a place where onsen water surfaces naturally, but thanks to modern boring and pumping technologies, it is now possible to get access to naturally heated water virtually anywhere if you bore deep enough. As a result, several larger bath complexes featuring hot spring water have appeared across central Tokyo.
--Comment from owner--
We are a public bath that opened in 1931. Our bath is the closest one to TOKYO SKYTREE. There are over 100 varieties of medicinal baths that change daily all throughout the year. The water used is natural water from Mukojima. You can come without bringing anything! You can use the shampoo in the bathing area, and we have rental towels available as well. We also sell our own original Yakushi-yu bath additives.
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3-chōme-46-10 Mukōjima--Comment from owner--
We are a public bath that opened in 1931. Our bath is the closest one to TOKYO SKYTREE. There are over 100 varieties of medicinal baths that change daily all throughout the year. The water used is natural water from Mukojima. You can come without bringing anything! You can use the shampoo in the bathing area, and we have rental towels available as well. We also sell our own original Yakushi-yu bath additives.