Asakusa okuyama
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.
Nishiki-e and Paintings
浅草奥山桜花盛之図
古代江戸繪集
浅草奥山四季花園入口光景
[ちりめん絵]
浅草金竜山奥山花屋敷
東都浅草花やしき紫陽花
Landmarks around Asakusa okuyama
Senso-ji Temple Otori-jinja Shrine Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple Shin Yoshiwara Iriya Saruwaka-cho Azuma-bashi Bridge Komagatado Matsuchiyama Shodengu Temple / Imado-bashi Bridge Nihonzutsumi
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