Asakusa Shrine
浅草神社
- Address
- 東京都台東区浅草2-3-1
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History
Tokugawa Iemitsu donated the present shrine buildings in 1649; they survived later fires, the Great Kantō Earthquake and war.
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Timeline
Founding, rebuilding, and milestones across the centuries.
- 1649
About the era labels
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Explore the grounds
An illustrated overview of the grounds. Match the numbers to the landmarks below.
Numbered buildings have unconfirmed names and uses.
Landmarks on this map
Worship Hall
Hall for offering prayers, forming part of the shrine’s connected sanctuary.
Offering Hall
Hall for offerings, connected to the worship hall in the Gongen-style sanctuary.
Building 3
Visible rear sanctuary roof; its individual building identity awaits confirmation.
Name and use unconfirmedMikoshi Storehouse
Storehouse for the shrine’s three portable shrines carried during Sanja Matsuri.
Hikan Inari Shrine
Subsidiary Inari shrine with a small sanctuary sheltered by an outer structure.
Nakamura Kichiemon Poetry Monument
Poetry monument commemorating the first Nakamura Kichiemon.
Kubota Mantarō Poetry Monument
Poetry monument for Asakusa-born writer Kubota Mantarō.
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Visiting information
Hours, admission and access can change. Confirm current details with the site before travelling.
Getting there
The shrine gives a seven-minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Ginza, Toei Asakusa or Tōbu lines; Tsukuba Express Asakusa is ten minutes away.