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The building to the right of the main hall is the Asakusa Jinja, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the three legendary founders — the Sanja — of Sensoji.
The first place in Japan to call itself a “bar” opened in Asakusa in 1880 (and is still doing business); the first movie theater opened here in 1903.
Nikko is best reached from Tokyo by train (by the Japan Railways Shinkansen line from Tokyo or Ueno stations, with a transfer at Utsunomiya, or by the private Tobu Line “Limited Express” from Asakusa).
Asakusa is the heart of Shitamachi, the quarter best-beloved of that fractious, gossipy, prodigal population called the Edokko, who trace their “downtown” roots back at least three generations.
When Edo became the capital of the Tokugawa shogunate, Asakusa began to flourish as an entertainment quarter.