Ookunitamajinja Shrine

Ookunitamajinjya is a shrine where the major god Ookuninushi is worshiped as the protective god of the Musashi region.
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Monoiminano-mikoto Jinja Shrine

Dedicated to Monoiminano-mikoto, who is said to be the originator of Kouzushima.
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Kishimojin(The guardian diety of children)

The goddess Kishimojin has become widely believed to help with having and raising children since the Edo Period.
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Fukagawa Fudoudo

Fukagawa fudoudo, which is the branch temple of Naritasan Shinshoji, was built in 1703.
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Nishiaraidaishi(Gochisan Henshoin Shrine Sojiji Temple)

One of the three major Daishi temples in the Kanto area.
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Nedujinja Shrine

This shrine is thought to have been dedicated by Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, a legendary figure in Japanese history.
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Yushima Tenmangu Shrine

Ever since it was featured in Kyoka Izumi's novel "Onna Keizu" (The Genealogy of Women), this shrine has been widely known for its white ume blossoms.
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Shibamata Shichifukujin(Seven Deities of Good Fortune)

1-2 hours to walk the entire course.
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Takaosan Yakuoin Temple

One of the main temples of the Chizan school of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, this temple officially identifies itself as Takaosan Yakuoin Yukiji.
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TakahataFudo-son

The Takahata-san Myoo-in Kongo-ji Temple of the Shingon-shu Chizan-ha (Chizan division of Shingon Sect) Bekkaku Honzan (Extra-status Cathedral), is called Takahata Fudo-son Temple and counted among the Kanto region's 3 major temples dedicated to Fudo Myoo (Acala Vidyaraja).
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Koanji Temple

This is a venerable temple of the Soto sect of Buddhism which was resuscitated by Takauji Ashikaga as a temple to pray for a peaceful nation and Buddha's blessings.
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Zenmyoji Temple

This is a temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism.
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Togoji Temple

Heihachiro Togo was a fleet admiral who earned his naval exploits during Japanese-Russo War, and his country villa used to be here.
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Shofukuji Temple and the sentai Jizodo

Located on the grounds of Shofukuji Temple, Sentai Jizodo is the Metropolitan area's only structure to be designated as a National Treasure.
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Toukouji Temple

A temple of the Jodo sect is believed to have been opened in 1633.
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Jindaiji Temple

Jindaiji Temple's official name is Tendai-syu bekkaku-honzan Fugakusan Shorakuin Jindaiji.
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Togenuki Jizo

Located about halfway down Sugamo Street, a street that is very popular with the elder people, the Togenuki Jizo (Kouganji temple) has been long known as a place in which thorn of "illness" (toge) is "pulled out" (nuki).
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Entenji Temple

Kobayashi Issa is said to have created two of his famous Haiku here.
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Jourenji Temple(Tokyo Daibutsu)

Jourenji Temple has a prestigious history.
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Shogetsu-in Temple

Yoritane Chiba changed the name of the temple Hojiji to Shogetsu-in when he made it his family temple.
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Sengakuji Temple

The family temple of Lord Asano of the Ako clan.
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Old and New Shinagawa

Shinagawa Station for Shinkansen bullet trains is surrounded by high-rise buildings, but only a 10 minute walk from the station takes you to the remains of Tokaido.
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Omote-sando Avenue

This is a mildly sloping avenue lined with zelkova trees between Aoyama Dori and the Jingu Bridge.
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Statue of Hachi-ko(Hachi the Loyal Dog)

The star of the Loyal Dog Hachi's Square, which is a famous meeting point in front of the Shibuya sta.
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Avenew of Ichou (gainkgos) in Koshu Street

A part of the Koshukaido highway, from the Oiwake crossing to Mt.
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Kominkaen (Old Farm House)

Built in 1852, this was once the home of a wealthy Tachikawa farmer.
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Ameyoko(Shopping Street)

Ameyoko, or Ameya Yokocho (Ameya Alley), is a busy group of streets along the JR train tracks between Ueno Station and Okachimachi Station, lined with food shops and discount stores selling clothes and cosmetics.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Archaeological Center

Tokyo Metropolitan Archaeological Center was set up with the aim of balancing the preservation of cultural assets and urban development.
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Kyu-Tamaseiseki memorial museum

Kyu-Tamaseiseki memorial museum is within the toritsu Sakuragaoka park with the beauties of each season, such as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves.
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Jinya-ato (Tamaishigaki )

A Jinya, or governor's office, was built on Hachijo Island in 1528, at the end of the Muromachi Period.
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Furusato Mura

The Furusato Mura is a collection of old restored houses complete with traditional tamaishigaki (stone walls) and Tami and Madami trees (two varieties of camphor trees) planted to protect the houses from the heavy storms that often hit Hachijo Island.
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Kouzushima West Coast Promenade Course

It was a candidate for the 100 walking trail courses selected in a nationwide contest held by The Yomiuri Newspaper Osaka in FY2002, and was among the 200 finalists.
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Asakusa

Asakusa is the center of Tokyo's old downtown and is the thriving home to many temples.
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Kanotoiwa Rock

Kanotoiwa Rock was designated as natural monument by Tokyo metropolitan government on February 13, 1960.
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Asakusabashi Toys, dolls, tools and stationary wholesalers

This is a concentration of wholesalers between Asakusabashi and Asakusa.
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Zoshigaya Missionary Museum

Built in 1907 by an American missionary, McCaleb, this building is the oldest example of modern Western wood-built architecture in the Toshima-ku and is also one of the few remaining examples in Tokyo of a Meiji Period missionary residence.
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Sunshine City

Sunshine City's many amusement facilities include an observation deck that rises 240 meter above the ground, as well as the unique Sunshine International Aquarium, a theme park " Namjatown" with a lot of amusement attractions, a fried dumpling (gyoza) based theme park called "Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium," a theatre, a museum, and various restaurants and retail shops.
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Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan

Built in 1921 by Yoshikazu Hani and his wife, Motoko, for their Jiyu Gakuen school, the Myonichikan was designed by the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, who had earlier won fame for his design of the old Imperial Hotel.
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Setagaya Boroichi Fair

The Boroichi Fair's name came from the mid-Edo era when there was a flourishing trade of boro, or scraps of cloth, for patching farming clothes or for weaving into straw sandals.
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The Universitys of Tokyo Akamon and Yasuda Koudo(Main auditorium)

One of the front gates of the University of Tokyo, Akamon was constructed between 1825 and 1828 by the head of the Kaga clan, Nariyasu Maeda, when he married a daughter of Shogun Ienari.
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Karasuyama Teramachi

15-minute walk from Chitose-karasuyama Sta.
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Roses along the Toden Arakawa Line

Approximately 12,000 roses are planted along the Toden Arakawa Line, the famous face of Arakawa-ku, between 'Minowabashi' to 'Arakawa-shako-mae.
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Fujimizaka

Fujimizaka is noted as one of the "One Hundred Views of Fuji in Kanto (Fujimi Hyakkei in Kanto.
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Kyu Nakasendo Itabashi-jyuku

The Itabashi-jyuku is one of the four famous rest stops along the Nakasendo highway known collectively as the Edo Shi-jyuku.
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Tokyo Tower

Since its opening in 1958 Tower has been the tallest self-supporting steel tower in the world.
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