June

1873.

The Sensoji precincts were designated as a park by the government and divided into seven sections.
Among them, Asakusa 1-chome, 2-chome, and the area on the west side of Sensoji Temple, which is called "Asakusa Koen Roku-ku" in the current address, became a busy place for visitors and tourists to the Sensoji Temple.

September

January 1884.

Asakusa Park is divided into six sections and created.

October

October 1987

The first theater "Jobanza" opened in Asakusa's six wards.

The theater, a permanent exhibition hall for active photography, and a permanent opera hall were established and flourished, and Egawa's Tamanori, Asakusa Opera, Yasugibushi, etc. attracted much attention.

March

November 1890.

Ryounkaku (Twelve-story Asakusa), the tallest building in Japan at the time, opened.

It was a 12-story observation tower built in Asakusa Park, and its name means "so high that it surpasses the clouds.
It was equipped with Japan's first motorized elevator and
also hosted Japan's first beauty pageant.

October

1930-.

Japan's leading entertainment district and sacred place for popular entertainment

The city became a major center of entertainment and produced many stars such as Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kinichi Hagimoto, Beat Takeshi, and playwright Hisashi Inoue.

June

April 1994

Establishment of "Roku-ku Broadway Shopping District Promotion Association

Representative Director: Nagayuki Kumazawa
(Date of establishment: April 11, 1994)

March

2003-.

Local Residents Begin to Show Signs of Recovery

As the Heisei Era approaches, the Sumida River Fireworks Festival and the Asakusa Samba Carnival are featured on TV, and Asakusa locals themselves rise up to put a stop to the decline of Asakusa's six wards, and the area gradually shows signs of recovery.

September

2013-.

Asakusa 6-ward revitalization project started

Number of tourists gradually increased.
Social experiments are conducted, with stalls and events held on the streets, with the aim of gaining approval as a National Strategic Special Zone.

October

October 2019

Asakusa Six Wards Authorized as National Strategic Special Zone
New Project Starts

On September 30, 2019, the Advisory Council for National Strategic Special Zones (Chairman: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe) held a meeting and approved Asakusa 6-ku Broadway (1-25 Asakusa, Taito-ku to 2-8 Asakusa, Taito-ku) as a special exception to the Road Act for Area Management of National Strategic Road Occupancy Project (Article 17 of National Strategic Special Zone Act The project was approved as a National Strategic Road Occupancy Project as stipulated in Article 17 of the National Strategic Special Zones Act.

October 1 is the day when the first theater in Asakusa Roku-ward, "Tokiwa-za," opened 132 years ago, and the first step was taken for Asakusa Roku-ward to flourish as an entertainment district.