Why don’t you enjoy Roses, Japanese garden, retro shopping streets and pain remove temple?
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I walked from the Kyu Furukawa garden to the famous Togenuki Jizo(pain remove temple), and the local residential area.
Kyu Furukawa garden
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Kyu Furukawa garden is a metropolitan garden located in Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo.
It was completed in its present form (Western-style building, Western garden, and Japanese garden) in 1919.
It’s the residence of the Furukawa
conglomerate.
Currently it’s a national property, it is leased by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and open to the public.
It is designated as a national place of scenic beauty.
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It is well known as one of the best places for roses in Tokyo.
Roses are at their best in May, and it’s Japanese garden is beautiful with fresh greenery.
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There is a café in the Western-style building, where visitors can enjoy a cup of tea on the terrace while admiring the garden.
Also there is a teahouse in the Japanese garden where you can enjoy Japanese tea and sweets.
Somei shopping street
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From there, I walked along a retro shopping street called Somei Shopping Street.
There was a three-way street with narrow building that you can only find in Japan.
From there, I walked through a large Somei cemetery, famous for its cherry blossoms, to the Sugamo shopping street.
Togenuki Jizo ( pain remove Jizo)
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Togenuki Jizo is a temple called Kougan-ji, popular for pain remove Jizo Buddha.
The temple was founded in 1596 as a Soto school Buddha temple.
The main statue, Togenuki Jizo, is a hidden Buddha and cannot be seen.
Instead, visitors can buy a paper charm of Jizo.
The name ’ pain remove ’ is like this.
A long time ago, a woman accidentally swallowed a needle.
And when she was given water and this charm , she spit out the paper and the needle, recovered safely.
And since then this temple has been called Togenuki Jizo.( needle , pain remove jizo)
Many elderly people with physical pain come to this temple.
Sugamo shopping street
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The Sugamo shopping street that passes in front of this temple is called “Harajuku for old ladies. “
The elderly enjoy shopping here as much as young people do in Harajuku, the town for young people.
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The nearest station is Nishigahara Station on the Namboku Subway Line, a five-minute walk away.
Why don’t you come and enjoy the fusion of Western and Japanese culture as well as local Japanese culture?
I’m Nobu, one heart enjoy together!!!
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