Historical Six Spirit-Sighting Spots in Tokyo Serena Ogawa Tokyo has a long history. What disgruntled denizens of Old Edo could you meet along these modern streets?
Festivals Hatsumode in Asakusa 2027 Jan 1st - Jan 7th The first visit to the shrine in the new year is called Hatsumode, and it attracts quite some crowds every year, and I think it..
Temples & Shrines Tokyo Jinja Good Luck Tour Guillaume Doré The Tokyo jinja good luck tour will bring you to eight different shrines across Tokyo, doing so, you can collect the shuin of each..
12 Traditional The Jizo Statues of Zojo-ji Temple Larry Knipfing For me, the most beautiful, saddest and unique part of Zojo-ji Temple is the rows and rows of clothed and decorated jizo statues
Traditional 47 Ronin Memorial in Tokyo Elena Lisina The memorial to the legendary 47 Ronin at Sengakuji Temple in Tokyo.
6 Temples & Shrines Five-story Pagoda Faye Close Five-story Pagoda located near Sensouji Temple in Asakura, Tokyo.
12 Temples & Shrines Akasaka’s Hie-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima When Tokugawa Ieyasu set up the government in Edo, Hie-jinja was enshrined inside of Edo Castle (current day Imperial Palace) as..
9 Traditional Kaminarimon Gate Faye Close Kaminarimon Gate, standing at the entrance of Sensouji Temple, is Asakura's most famous landmarks.