Asakusabashi
Encyclopedia
Asakusabashi is a neighborhood of Taitō
, Tokyo
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The district is known for its large stores selling traditional Japanese dolls (although some of the largest doll stores, such as Kyugetsu and Shugestu, are located across Edo-dori avenue, thus belonging to the Yanagibashi neighborhood) and it hosts a very large concentration of beads stores.
The Ryuhoku campus of the Lycée franco-japonais de Tokyo (Franco-Japanese High School of Tokyo) is also located in this neighborhood.
on the Sobu Line, as well as the station of the same name on the Asakusa Line, are both located in Asakusabashi.
Taito, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Taito City.As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 168,909, with 94,908 households, and a population density of 16,745.86 persons per km². The total area is 10.08 km².-History:The ward was founded...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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The district is known for its large stores selling traditional Japanese dolls (although some of the largest doll stores, such as Kyugetsu and Shugestu, are located across Edo-dori avenue, thus belonging to the Yanagibashi neighborhood) and it hosts a very large concentration of beads stores.
The Ryuhoku campus of the Lycée franco-japonais de Tokyo (Franco-Japanese High School of Tokyo) is also located in this neighborhood.
Transportation
Asakusabashi StationAsakusabashi Station
is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and a railway station above ground level on the Chūō-Sōbu Line at the same site operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It is located in the Asakusabashi neighborhood of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan...
on the Sobu Line, as well as the station of the same name on the Asakusa Line, are both located in Asakusabashi.