Asakusa and surrounding neighborhoods are steeped in tradition. Visit the majestic Sensoji Temple, said to be the oldest temple in Tokyo, and the long Nakamise pedestrian street lined with shops that leads to it. Explore shopping arcades selling traditional products (both for locals and tourists) and visit the Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Museum.

A short walk from Asakusa is the phenomenal Kappabashi, a neighborhood packed with restaurant supply shops (and open to the general public). Dishes, knives, cookie cutters (one shop with 1,700 of them), plastic food, and innovative gadgets that you never knew you needed but now cannot live without.

Closest stations: Asakusa Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line, or Keikyu Line, or Tawaramachi (closer to Kappabashi) on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
Travel time by train/metro from: Haneda Airport 40 min, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Akasaka, Roppongi, or Ikebukuro 30-35 min, Shinagawa 25 min, Shinbashi or Ginza 15-20 min, Nihonbashi 10 min.
One-way from Haneda Airport by train: ¥610
By taxi: around 45 min and ¥8,400