Suitengu Shrine
Located in Nihonbashikakigaracho, Chuo-ku, Suitengu Shrine is nationally known as a shrine for safe delivery and childbirth. It…
Horinouchi Myohoji Temple
The Myohoji Temple is located in Horinouchi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, and is officially known as Nichiren Shu’s head temple,…
Ryugenji Temple (HagiDera)
Ryugenji Temple is commonly known as Hagidera and is one of the famous places depicted in Saito Gessen’s…
Hōon-Ji Temple (Sumida, Tokyo)
Hōon-Ji Temple temple in Sumida, Tokyo was built by Ota Dogan to pray for the protection of Edo…
Zojoji Temple Cherry Blossom Viewing Guide
Located on the east side of Shiba Park near Tokyo Tower, Minato-ku, it is one of the seven…
Ekōin Temple
Ekōin Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect built in 1657 to mourn the victims of the…
Kameido Tenjin Shrine
This shrine is located in Kameido, Koto-ku, north of JR Kameido Station, and is well known for its…
Komagatado Hall
Komagata-do is a hall located in Komagata Park. It is one of the temple complexes at the site…
Ōtori Jinja (Asakusa)
Ōtori Jinja is dedicated to Amenahiwashinomikoto and Yamatotakeru no Mikoto. One of the specialties of Tori-no-ichi is the…
Yasukuni Shrine Cherry Blossom Viewing Guide
This Yasukuni Shrine is located in Kudanshita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and enshrines those who lost their lives due to…
Yasukuni Shrine
The shrine is located in Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku, northwest side of the Imperial Palace and basically enshrines mainly military…
Hanazono Shrine
The Hanazono Shrine has been enshrined as the chief guardian of Shinjuku since the Edo period when it…
Two Buddhas
The Two Buddhas is a gilt bronze seated image of two bodhisattvas erected in 1687 in the precincts of…
Boshi Jizo: Senso-Ji Temple’s Mother And Child Jizo
The Mother and Child Jizo or Boshi Jizo at Senso-ji was built to comfort the spirits of mothers…
Yakushido Hall
This is the second oldest surviving building in the Senso-ji precincts after Nitenmon Gate and Rokkakudo, and was…
Oshiage Tenso Shrine
Oshiage Tensojinsha is a Shinto shrine that was designated as a village shrine of the former Oshiage village…
Amitabha Nyorai Statue at Sensoji Temple
This statue of Amitabha Nyorai is included in the Senso-ji Temple grounds and was erected in 1654 which…
Ichigaya Kameoka Hachimangu Shrine
Located in Ichigaya-Hachiman-cho, Shinjuku-ku, near Ichigaya Station on the JR Chuo Main Line, this is a historic shrine…