The Nakamise shopping arcade, a popular tourist attraction in Tokyo's Asakusa, is nearing the completion of its first roof ...

A shopping arcade in Tokyo's Asakusa district has had a makeover with a new roof made of thousands of reddish-brown copper plates.

The characteristic crimson material used for house tops there is known as the Sekishu tile. The Sekishu rooftop covering, counted among Japan’s three prominent roof tiles with Sanshu tiles from ...