Although the weather was cold and cloudy, sweat was pouring from those who made it over to the Barbaros New Year Party 2009, an event hosted by G.R.E.S. Barbaros, 17-time winner of the Asakusa Samba ...

The Asakusa Samba Carnival has grown from modest beginnings in 1981 to become one of Asia’s largest summer festivals, attracting 500,000 spectators each year. With about 4,000 participants in 18 teams ...

Sing a song. Play the music. Dance to the rhythm — it's a samba extravaganza. About 4,700 people participated Saturday in the 28th Asakusa Samba Carnival, turning Tokyo's Asakusa district into a ...

Japanese Samba dancers become a mixture of swirling colors as they perform Saturday at the 25th annual Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo. The festival dates back to 1981 and is features drumbeats and ...

Asakusa is a major sightseeing spot in Tokyo. Asakusa exudes a “downtown” atmosphere and offers a wide array of culinary treats and shopping opportunities while visiting such famous spots as the ...

The 36th Asakusa Samba Carnival, which is partly sponsored by The Mainichi Newspapers, will kick off on Aug. 26 in the area surrounding Tokyo's Senso-ji temple. This year, about 5,000 people from 24 ...

The matsuri festival-inspired Asakusa Yokocho houses seven kinds of restaurants serving the likes of yakitori, sushi, grilled pork and Korean food. There's also a traditional izakaya bar, and even a ...

Maria Rodrigues, a Tokyo-based costume maker, was one of several Brazilian performers who joined Tokyo's Asakusa Samba Carnival this year, with the event returning in all its glory after a scaled-back ...