Jul 12, 2016 - 1 min read

Shingan-ji Temple in Shimokitazawa

An interesting temple in a fashionable part of Tokyo

By Peter Sidell

Community writer

The grounds are very green

An unusual, incongruous modern structure

Watch out for the dragon!

A guardian lion

Flying guardians

A painted panel under the roof

There's a colourful Buddhist deity living in here

The other painted panel

The big tree in the grounds

Next to Kitazawa Hachiman shrine, a few minutes' walk from the station in Tokyo's trendy Shimokitazawa district, Shingan-ji is a small but attractive Buddhist temple with some interesting features. As well as the usual array of statues and carvings, there are some well-preserved painted panels under the eaves of a side hall, and two structures - one old and traditional, one strange and modern - housing small statues of Buddhist deities.

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