Senso-ji

The experience

Tokyo's oldest temple, dedicated to Kannon, whose origin story dates to 628 when two fishermen pulled a statue from the Sumida River; the temple was completed in 645. Visitors enter through the Kaminarimon gate and walk the 200-metre Nakamise shopping street to the Hozomon and the main hall. The present main hall and five-storey pagoda are postwar reconstructions after 1945 bombing.

Yes, it is the most visited place in Tokyo, and it is still the best thing in Asakusa.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.