Clear the Asakusa Local Quiz and earn the Asakusa Local title. Want to know Asakusa even better, or already confident? The tougher courses are next.
Pass under the great lantern at Kaminarimon and the questions begin. This quiz reads Asakusa as a layered town: Sensoji and the Nakamise shopping street at its heart, Asakusa Shrine and the Sanja Festival that carries the temple's founding story into the streets, and the Sumida River where pleasure boats still work the water. Entertainment history gets full weight, from Hanayashiki and the Rokku theater district to the storytelling halls, alongside the working crafts of Kappabashi's kitchen-tool street and Edo kiriko cut glass. How the temple legend and the town's biggest festival connect is exactly the sort of thing you will be asked. Treat the opening rank as your first visit; the deeper ones reward repeat trips.
Q1.Which Asakusa temple, famed for Kaminarimon Gate and the Nakamise shopping street, is one of Tokyo's oldest?
Sensoji
Kaneiji
Zojoji
Jindaiji
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Correct answerSensoji
Sensoji is said to trace its origins to 628, when a statue of Kannon was caught in the net of two fishermen brothers on the Sumida River, making it Tokyo's oldest temple. The approach from Kaminarimon through Nakamise and Hozomon to the Main Hall is one of the city's premier sightseeing routes, drawing an estimated 30 million worshippers a year.
Q2.Which gate, hung with a huge red lantern, is Asakusa's best-known landmark?
Nandaimon
Kaminarimon
Otenmon
Suzakumon
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Correct answerKaminarimon
Kaminarimon is Sensoji's outer gate, officially named Furaijinmon. It is instantly recognizable for the giant red lantern painted with the characters for “Thunder Gate” hanging at its center, flanked by statues of the Wind God and Thunder God. The present gate recreates the look of its Edo-period predecessor and remains Asakusa's most photographed symbol.
Q3.What is the souvenir-shop-lined approach that runs from Kaminarimon to Sensoji's Main Hall?
Denboin-dori
Shin-Nakamise
Nakamise
Nishi-sando Shopping Street
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Correct answerNakamise
Nakamise is the main approach running from Kaminarimon to Hozomon, said to have begun in the Edo period when nearby residents responsible for keeping the temple grounds clean were granted the right to open stalls there. It is cherished today as one of Japan's most historic shopping streets, lined with shops selling classic Asakusa souvenirs such as kaminari-okoshi rice crackers and ningyoyaki cakes.
Q4.About how long is Sensoji's Nakamise shopping street, in everyday terms?
About the length of a soccer pitch (100-199 m)
About 5 lengths of a 50 m pool (200-299 m)
Just short of one lap of a running track (300-399 m)
One lap of a running track or more (400 m or more)
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Correct answerAbout 5 lengths of a 50 m pool (200-299 m)
Nakamise is the approach running from Kaminarimon to Hozomon, lined with about 90 shops on each side, one of Japan's oldest shopping streets. Walking it feels like covering roughly five lengths of a 50-meter pool, a short but surprisingly full stretch for such a famous approach. The street is said to have originated when nearby residents responsible for keeping the temple grounds clean were granted the right to open stalls, and it still sells classic souvenirs like kaminari-okoshi rice crackers and ningyoyaki cakes today.
Q5.About how long does Kappabashi Dougu Street run from north to south?
About 200 m
About 800 m
About 500 m
About 1,500 m
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Correct answerAbout 800 m
Kappabashi Dougu Street stretches about 800 meters north to south, packed with specialty shops selling everything from cookware to plastic food samples. Professional chefs and everyday shoppers alike come here to stock up, making it one of Japan's leading kitchenware districts. It is said to have begun in the Taisho era when secondhand dealers gathered here, growing over nearly a century into the food-service hub it is today.
