Tomoegata

Asakusa & Sumida River


If you're keen to try chanko-nabe – the hearty, protein-rich stew that fattens up sumo wrestlers – Tomoegata is a great place to do it. The daily lunch special includes a reasonably sized individual serving of chanko-nabe. In the evening, groups can splash out on huge steaming pots filled with beef, scallops, mushrooms and tofu.


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Nearby Asakusa & Sumida River attractions

1. Sumo Museum

0.15 MILES

On the ground floor of Ryōgoku Kokugikan stadium, this small museum displays pictures of all the past yokozuna (top-ranking sumo wrestlers), or, for those…

2. Edo-Tokyo Museum

0.22 MILES

Tokyo's history museum documents the city's transformation from tidal flatlands to feudal capital to modern metropolis via detailed scale re-creations of…

3. Kyū-Yasuda-teien

0.25 MILES

This late-17th-century stroll garden offers beautiful views across its central tidal pond and is well worth a visit if you're in the area. It used to take…

4. Japanese Sword Museum

0.3 MILES

For visitors with a keen interest in Japanese sword-making – an art that continues to this day – this museum, which relocated to a new building in 2018,…

5. Sumida Hokusai Museum

0.45 MILES

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6. Amazake Yokochō

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7. Kiyosumi-teien

1 MILES

One of Tokyo's most picturesque retreats, Kiyosumi-teien started out in 1721 as the villa of a daimyō (domain lord; regional lord under the shoguns)…

8. Fukagawa Edo Museum

1.06 MILES

During the Edo period (1603–1868), Fukagawa was a typical working-class neighbourhood, with narrow alleys and tenement homes. You can get an idea of what…