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 ...

Teams of elaborately attired dancers flood the streets of Asakusa for Japan's largest samba carnival, shaking their tail feathers to the Brazilian beat as they work their way from Sensoji Temple to ...

Teams of elaborately attired dancers flood the streets of Asakusa for Japan's largest samba carnival, shaking their tail feathers to the Brazilian beat as they work their way along Umamichi-dori, past ...

Powerful drum beats, cheerful songs and passionate dancing from Brazil will fill Tokyo's Asakusa district, the capital's traditional downtown, during the 30th Asakusa Samba Carnival. The annual event ...

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 ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Singing popular songs, members of Rio de Janeiro's samba schools protested Saturday against the mayor's proposal to slash city funds for next year's Carnival. The demonstration that ...