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you've been seeing in front of restaurants around town.
(
Ginza Line to Tawaramachi,
exit 3)
8
Jakotsu-yu
BATHHOUSE
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This welcoming
sentō
(public bathhouse), with English signage and no policy
against tattoos, is the perfect place to dip into Japan's bathing culture. Unlike
most
sentō
, the tubs here are filled with pure hot spring water, naturally the color
of weak tea. Another treat: the lovely, lantern-lit, rock-framed
rotemburo
(outdoor
bath). The sauna is an extra ¥200.
(
3841-8645;
www.jakotsuyu.co.jp
; 1-11-11 Asakusa,
Taitō-ku; admission ¥450;
1pm-midnight Wed-Mon;
Ginza Line to Tawaramachi, exit 3)
Top Tip
Tokyo Sky Tree View
Head to the 8th floor of the
Asakusa Tourist Information Center
(
Click here
)
for per-
fect (and free!) views of Tokyo Sky Tree.
Eating
9
Daikokuya
$
TEMPURA
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The long queues around the building should give you something of a clue about
this much-loved tempura place - even before you catch the unmistakable fra-
grance wafting from within. Sneak off to the other
branch
( 3844-1111;
www.tempura.co.jp/english/index.html
; 1-31-9 Asakusa, Taitō-ku; meals ¥1500-2050;
11.10am-8.30pm, to 9pm Sat & Sun; Ginza Line to Asakusa, exit 6)
around the corner if the
line seems to be putting too much distance between you and your
ebi tendon
(tem-
