Asakusa okuyama
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- Current Address
- Taito-ku, Asakusa
- Description
- The area behind Senso-ji Temple. This was one of the prominent Edo amusement districts. In addition to lines of entertainment booths, the area also served as a base for showmen, providing a variety of unique performances like acrobatics and street performances using swords while selling goods. The majority of the entertainment booths moved to Rokku in the Meiji Era.
