The 36th Asakusa Samba Carnival, which is partly sponsored by The Mainichi Newspapers, will kick off on Aug. 26 in the area surrounding Tokyo's Senso-ji temple. This year, about 5,000 people from 24 ...

Traditional dancing at various festivals around the capital won't be the only way to shake your booty this weekend as Tokyo's Asakusa district swaps the Awa and Bon dancing of the season for some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 from Sensoji Temple to ...