Walk Along the Old ShitaMachi Streets and Visit Tokyo’s Few Remaining Wooden Temples

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The Tokyo Promenade of History and Culture

Tokyo Walking Courses such as the Tokyo Promenade of History and Culture (aka 東京歴史と文化の散歩道) unveil the layers of Tokyo, from ancient echoes to vibrant modernity!

3.26 km in Total Length

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A walk in front of Shakutenmon

Keisei Takasago Station – Yagiri no Fashi

Leaving Keisei Takasago Station, head east along the Sakura Highway that leads to Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. Head to Shibamata Station to visit Shibamata Shichifukujin Ioji Temple and Hoshoin Temple. The Monzenmachi, which stretches about 200 meters from the station to Taikyoji Temple in Taishakuten, is lined with long-established stores that have been in business for over 100 years, including shops selling the famous grass dango and souvenir shops. Daikyoji Temple was founded in 1629. It came to be called Shibamata Taishakuten because it enshrines the main image of Taishakuten, which is said to have been carved by Nichiren Shonin. As you pass through Taishakuten and reach the riverbed of the Edogawa River, you will see the Yagiri Ferry, which was started in the Kanei era (1624-44), and even today, traditional rowing Japanese boats can be seen between Shimoyagiri, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, on the opposite bank. I am going back and forth.

Photo thanks to Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons