Tokyo · Updated: 2026-09-28
Around Oji Station (王子駅) in Tokyo, six walking spots are gathered together, from a museum to shrines and temples and a park where a waterfall still flows. Walking times from the nearest station range from 2 to 14 minutes, so all six can be linked into a single walk. Shrines and temples rooted in the neighborhood since the Edo period sit alongside a small pocket of nature left inside the city.
This guide covers 6 walking spots; 6 of them are an average 8-minute walk from the nearest station (3–14 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.
Start at the Banknote and Postage Stamp Museum, a 3-minute walk from Oji Station, then continue to Oji Shrine and Oji Inari Shrine. From there head to Kinrin-ji Temple and Nanushi no Taki Park, and finish at Saifukuji Temple, 14 minutes on foot from Oji Station — the route simply follows the walking times, from closest to farthest.
A 3-minute walk from Oji Station, this museum is run by the National Printing Bureau. Its exhibits cover how banknotes and stamps are manufactured, how their designs have changed, and the history of printing technology. It makes a fitting first stop on a walk, a place to learn how the notes you use without thinking are actually made.
An old shrine said to be the origin of the place name "Oji." According to tradition, the name comes from the enshrinement here of the Wakamiya (Oji) of Kishu Kumano. It is a 2-minute walk from its nearest station, Sancho Station (山頂駅), and you can pay your respects surrounded by the greenery of the grounds.
A shrine of long standing, regarded since ancient times as the head Inari shrine of the Kanto region. On New Year's Eve it holds the "Fox Procession," a rite in which people gather dressed as foxes. Deeply rooted in the area since the Edo period, it is a 7-minute walk from Oji Station.
A temple an 8-minute walk from Oji Station. Its quiet grounds are firmly part of the local fabric, with a calm atmosphere that makes it easy to drop in partway through a walk. It is a gentle temple, blended into the surrounding residential streets.
A park a 10-minute walk from Oji Station. A waterfall said to have sprung up within the grounds of a local village headman's residence in the Edo period still flows here, and you can enjoy the sound of the water while walking the small paths among the trees. This compact park, where you can touch a piece of natural scenery inside the city, makes an easy turning point on the walk.
A 14-minute walk from Oji Station, this temple stands quietly in a corner of a residential district. Its grounds keep just the right stillness for stopping in on impulse mid-walk. A temple rooted in the community, it is a place to forget the noise of the city and take a slow breath.
All six spots are within a 14-minute walk of their nearest station, so half a day is enough to cover them without rushing. Since the route centers on shrines, temples and a park, set out during daylight hours if you want to enjoy the greenery of the grounds and the sound of the waterfall. With two shrines and two temples visited back to back, comfortable shoes will keep the walk pleasant all the way to Saifukuji Temple.