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Asakusa From Above

Posted in Places by tokyobling on September 14, 2012

Easily the most visited spot in Japan, the famous Asakusa district with the Kaminarimon gate and the long road up to the Sensoji temple is now easily viewed from above thanks to the new tourism center just opposite of the Kaminarimon. There’s an 8th floor cafe with reasonable prices and good service where you can enjoy the same views as I did last month. I took these photos right at sundown, but I got some shots of the daytime Asakusa as well, which I will post later. Enjoy!







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  1. tokyohamster said, on September 14, 2012 at 3:39 am

    Hey! Cool view! Another reason to head over there again 🙂 Great shots of the sky and the temples!

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  2. 3jay said, on September 14, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Nice shots ….. a suggestion, include the twitter share button on your posts so its easier to share the page link on twitter.

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    • tokyobling said, on September 14, 2012 at 12:57 pm

      Thank you! I wish I knew how… (^-^;)

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      • 3jay said, on September 14, 2012 at 2:55 pm

        Go to the Dashboard … then select Settings<Sharing and then choose the ones you want to use.

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        • tokyobling said, on September 14, 2012 at 3:31 pm

          Thanks! I took one look at the dashboard when I started this blog a few years ago and I guess I really never noticed they kept adding features in there! Now I added a few, so far just the ones where I see people actually coming from (so far no incoming links from LinkedIn, so I will skip that button for now). WordPress, easily the best blogging tool in the world just got a little better for me!

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  3. nw10photography said, on September 15, 2012 at 6:54 am

    Great shots, although Image 2634 is my favourite! Love those clouds… So moody

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  4. kerioke said, on September 24, 2012 at 2:46 am

    Great street shot in image 2928, was this also using the Nikon 135mm DC F2.0?

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    • tokyobling said, on September 24, 2012 at 1:52 pm

      Thanks Kerioke! I think you might be right, this looks like the 135mm…!

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  5. Elisa said, on September 25, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    Wow, this looks very different from above. From above you realize that the modern city surrounds this part of Tokyo–a feeling you don’t necessarily get when in Asakusa. Thanks for sharing this perspective.

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    • tokyobling said, on November 16, 2012 at 3:23 am

      Thank you for the kind comment Elisa! I agree, Tokyo looks quite different from above… (^-^)

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