Tokyo · Updated: 2026-09-28
Around Honkomagome Station (本駒込駅) there are five walking spots, all of them temples. Every one lists Honkomagome Station as its nearest station, and the walks from the station fall between 3 and 6 minutes. The route takes you up and down the slopes and tangled lanes of the Hongo upland, picking out temple gates as they appear between the houses.
This guide covers 5 walking spots; 5 of them are an average 4-minute walk from the nearest station (3–6 min).
Counted from zorozoro listings when this page was generated. Walking minutes are estimates: straight-line distance to the nearest station × 1.3, at 80 m per minute.
The easiest way not to get lost is to go in order of distance from the station. Start with Seirinji Temple and Renkoji Temple, both a 3-minute walk, then Kogenji Temple at 4 minutes and Sensaiji Temple at 5 minutes, and finish at Kaizoji Temple, 6 minutes on foot. Since everything sits within a 3-to-6-minute radius, it works as one continuous walk even with the climbs and a pause at each gate.
A temple a 3-minute walk from Honkomagome Station. Old temples are scattered across the upland from Hakusan to Hongo, and their gates and the green of their graveyards surface between the houses. The land is full of slopes, so this is a place to enjoy the up and down and then catch your breath at the gate — an easy starting point for the walk.
A temple just a 3-minute walk from the station. It stands in a residential block one step off Hongo-dori Avenue, in an area where temples cluster together. Stop at the gate on the way toward Rikugien Garden and you notice that time runs quietly here, unlike on the main road. Being the same 3 minutes as Seirinji Temple, it pairs naturally with it.
A temple a 4-minute walk from Honkomagome Station, home to an eleven-faced Kannon statue known as the Komagome Ōkannon. The Kannon has gone by that name since the Edo period, and the grounds lie along the road that cuts from Hongo through to Sendagi. Between climbs in this hilly stretch, step in and put your hands together.
A temple a 5-minute walk from the station. It sits where the slopes and alleys of the Hongo upland interlock, and the gate catches your eye unexpectedly as you walk the residential streets. On the way toward Rikugien Garden you can pause a while in the quiet grounds before setting off up the slope again.
A 6-minute walk from Honkomagome Station, the furthest of the five from the station. From Honkomagome toward Sendagi is temple-dense ground, and one turn off the main road brings a gate into view among the houses. Less a landmark to tick off than one of the townscapes you meet while walking — come quietly and offer a prayer.
All five sit within 3 to 6 minutes of Honkomagome Station, but the area is a knot of slopes and lanes. Wear comfortable shoes and allow a little extra time for the climbs, and you will have room to linger at the gates. The grounds are all quiet places, so walk softly enough to blend into the sounds of the neighbourhood.
The text of this guide is written with AI from the spot information registered on ZOROZORO. Opening hours and other details can change, so please also check each spot page and official information before you go.