Asakusa is a major sightseeing spot in Tokyo. Asakusa exudes a “downtown” atmosphere and offers a wide array of culinary treats and shopping opportunities while visiting such famous spots as the ...

The Asakusa Samba Carnival has grown from modest beginnings in 1981 to become one of Asia’s largest summer festivals, attracting 500,000 spectators each year. With about 4,000 participants in 18 teams ...

Although the weather was cold and cloudy, sweat was pouring from those who made it over to the Barbaros New Year Party 2009, an event hosted by G.R.E.S. Barbaros, 17-time winner of the Asakusa Samba ...

Festivals such as Bon Odori, samba dancing, and yosakoi challenge the summer heat with their energetic performances! Dance away the heat or enjoy these spectacles from the sidelines, sipping a frosty ...

Maria Rodrigues, a Tokyo-based costume maker, was one of several Brazilian performers who joined Tokyo's Asakusa Samba Carnival this year, with the event returning in all its glory after a scaled-back ...

As AI has rendered me illiterate, as asked ChatGpt to express my thoughts on Samba festivals in Japan. "In the vast tapestry of Tokyo's cultural endeavours, the Asakusa Samba Festival stands as a ...

Festivals allow people to escape their everyday lives and experience the colour and cultures of the world without having to travel. In 2020, however, such opportunities were limited by the coronavirus ...

Sing a song. Play the music. Dance to the rhythm — it's a samba extravaganza. About 4,700 people participated Saturday in the 28th Asakusa Samba Carnival, turning Tokyo's Asakusa district into a ...

The matsuri festival-inspired Asakusa Yokocho houses seven kinds of restaurants serving the likes of yakitori, sushi, grilled pork and Korean food. There's also a traditional izakaya bar, and even a ...

Teams of elaborately attired dancers flood the streets of Asakusa for Japan's largest samba carnival, shaking their tail feathers to the Brazilian beat as they work their way along Umamichi-dori, past ...