Nakamise Dori or Nakamise Shopping Street in Asakusa is a 250-meter long shopping destination within the grounds of Sensojior Asakusa Kannon Temple. The quarter of a kilometer lane, which is from Kaminarimon or main gate of Sensoji to Hozomon or the second gate, is bordered by around 90 shops. The shops sell from traditional Japanese souvenirs, sweets, and all things kawaii (cute). Shopping in Nakamise Dori is a frenzy experience as shoppers compete with Sensoji visitors for place and shoppers also have to apportion their time between the charms, clothes, and crackers that tempt them and visiting the temple.
Nakamise Dori is the perfect place for those who are looking for Japanese souvenirs or pasalubong.
Asakusa Nakamise Shopping Street
Asakusa Nakamise Dori. Photo by Virg.
Snacks to provide energy for those who visit Sensoji
Japanese rice crackers, 5 pieces for 500 yen
Japanese biscuits at 500 yen per pack (pieces in each pack vary)
Crackers and biscuits in boxes
Tokyo petit chou, 550 yen for 20 pieces. Petit chou are cream puff-like pastries
Cute charms, 500 yen
More cute charms, 400 yen. They remind me of TR.
Charms, nail clippers, and keyholders
Charms. The Hello Kitty ones are the cutest.
Masks and more charms
Glass case, 880 yen, card case, 600 yen, and wallet, 2,100 yen
Hankies, wallets, and coin purses
Coin purses, 930 yen
Wallets and more charms
Kokeshi dolls are simple wooden dolls with no arms or legs. They depict sumo wrestling.
Japanese dolls
Ornaments
More ornaments
Ornaments and lucky cat
Maneki-neko or lucky cat.
Chopstick specialty shop in Nakamise Dori
Sake set: with two cups, 1,500 yen, with four cups, 2,200 yen
Tea set: with two cups, 3,800 yen, with five cups, 4,700 yen, and Kimmidoll mugs
100% cotton Kimono style robes: 3,000 to 4,300 yen for children and 5,000 yen for adults
Japanese fans
Wagasa or Japanese umbrellas
Geta or Japanese footwear !,300 yen to 2,400 yen
Bokken or wooden sword for training, 1,700 yen to 3,500 yen
Toy swords
Katana or Japanese swords, from 18,500 yen to 33,800 yen
Katana or Japanese swords, from 23,500 yen to 89,000 yen
Ornate guns, 10,500 yen to 21,000 yen
Nakamise Dori shops normally open 10am to
7pm.
Nakamise Dori Shops Operating Hours:
10am to 7pm, but
some shops open earlier and close later than these times
Gates and
Grounds: Open 24 hours
Nakamise Dori Shops Entrance Fee:
Free
How to Get to Nakamise Dori:
Go to Asakusa
Station via Ginza Line and Asakusa Line. Take Exit 1 and walk straight with
Tokyo Skytree behind you. At an intesection (near a café), look to the left to
see Kaminarimon Gate.
