To Asakusa for divine sashimi

At times I pick out good eats by the aroma wafting out of the outlet itself . And most of the time , I hit it right on the dot .

While that's how I zeroed in on this little old timers place just outside of Asakusa , I was a bit off mark this time . 

When newly weds choose a rickshaw

Asakusa is about as touristy as you can get. 

But this wedding was real, only instead of a car, the newly weds settled on a rickshaw to be their Just Married carriage

Asakusa's rickshaw pullers

This is the long term effect of manually pulling a rickshaw through the streets of Asakusa.

Oriental Beefcake if there ever was one

Ice cream to beat the heat

How to beat the summer heat ? Well, there was a beeline for the ice cream sold at this stall where the customers comprised of 

Kanto lantern pole balancing performance

Looking at all the rows of lanterns carefully placed on the ground, I roughly guessed, that some cultural performance would be on the cards  ...just no idea how long I would have to wait. 

Searing summer's day at the Sensoji - Asakusa Kannon Temple

Don't know anyone who doesn't like this entrance at first sight.

First visited during a wet cold dreary winter, now it's summer . Both seasons always pulls in the masses.

Tokyo man takes his pet pig for a walk in the park

I know, it's so crazy.

I didn't even believe it at first but omg...it really was a pig and he had it on a leash.

See below the two shocked  tourists staring at the unbelievable sight of a pig on a leash right before their eyes.