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Discover the best top things to do in Asakusa, Japan including Mokuhankan, Tokyo Asakusa Gallery Gei, Replica Foods Gallery Asakusa, Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center ( Edo Shitamachi Traditional Crafts Museum), Sanjuttsubo no Himitsukichi.
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1. Mokuhankan
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 109 reviews
Mokuhankan is a traditional woodblock print shop located in the famous district of Asakusa in Tokyo. You can find newly published prints as well as a wide selection of antique offerings. (We are currently closed due to the pandemic, and will reopen when general tourism returns to Japan.)
Reviewed By Settingthisupsucks
Last year, my wife and I stumbled on this shop. Loved it. Purchased a few prints, and enjoyed talking prints with Dave. So we came back a year later, and had an even more amazing visit. Dave even gave us a tour and took us upstairs where the magic happens, and it was so cool to watch his printers making wonderful works of art. Even had the please of meeting Ayumi San (I love her ghost prints). And between visits, I browse the website and add even more prints to my collection. My wife and I spend a month or so in Japan each year, and making my pilgrimage to Mokuhankan will definitely be a mandatory trip.
2. Tokyo Asakusa Gallery Gei
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
A collection of artists who can express their heaven-sent talents. Their works will touch your heart and mind with both shock and peaceful relief. Let us cherish this treasure of communication today and always.
3. Replica Foods Gallery Asakusa
4. Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center ( Edo Shitamachi Traditional Crafts Museum)
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3.5 based on 30 reviews
Starting with Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa and kanei-ji Temple in Ueno, the current Taito-ku, which has been in full swing as a temple town, has reorganized the city area of Edo, and many craftsmen began to gather here. Asakusa flourished as a premiere place together with Okuyama in Senso-ji Temple in Edo by moving Yuri "Yoshihara", Kabuki and the theater of the Japanese puppet show to Asakusa. The supply of manpower and goods has increased and skills of craftsmen have come to be required in various situations. Under such historical background, many craftsmen gathers in Taito-ku and they inherits traditional technique until now and continues activities. The Center has been reopened in March 2013 with a large display and an on-site exhibition commentary compatible with a smartphone, so that traditional crafts can be widely introduced to more people in Japan and abroad. We regularly display about 250 items in about 48 industries, including Edo Sudare, Tokyo Kiri Tansu and Edo Sashimo.
