The temple of the 'thorn-removing' Jizo on Sugamo's Jizo-dori, founded in 1596 and moved here in 1891, whose healing powers draw millions of mostly elderly visitors a year. The temple's legend says a maid who swallowed a needle spat it out after swallowing a paper image of the Jizo.
- Address
- 3 Chome-35-2 Sugamo, Toshima City, Tokyo 170-0002, Japan
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 06:00-17:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 40 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Buy the paper image of the Jizo (osugata); today most people press it on the part of the body that hurts (gotokyo.org).
- It is a few minutes' walk from Sugamo Station on the JR Yamanote Line (gotokyo.org).