Tokyo · Updated: 2026-10-01
Around Tawaramachi Station (田原町駅) in Tokyo, 19 walking spots are gathered — 18 Buddhist temples and one shrine — and every one of them is a 1-to-4-minute walk from the station. The area keeps traces of a temple town formed when temples were moved out of central Edo after the Great Meireki Fire, so gates appear again as you turn each corner. This is a back-street walk rather than a sightseeing route.
This guide covers 19 walking spots; 19 of them are an average 3-minute walk from the nearest station (1–4 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 with the two closest gates, Kinryuji Temple and Ganryuji Temple, both a 1-minute walk from Tawaramachi Station. Then loop through the five spots 2 minutes on foot — Tokoji, Tsukakuji, Chokeiji, Saikoji and Seikoji — fan out to the 3-minute cluster, and finish at Konzoji Temple, 4 minutes away, where you come out toward Asakusa-dori.
A 1-minute walk from Tawaramachi Station. Many streets here carry one temple after another, so you pass gate after gate without planning to — a natural way to extend a walk west of central Asakusa.
A 1-minute walk from the station. West of Asakusa, many temples were relocated in the Edo period, and gates still stand between houses and shops. Step one street off the main road and the air changes.
A 2-minute walk from the station. Just west of central Asakusa, temples cluster together and gates line up among homes and shops. Away from the tourist crowds, your pace slows on its own.
A 2-minute walk from the station. Because it sits off the busy sightseeing streets, the sound around you changes noticeably once you reach the gate — a useful place to break a long walk.
A 2-minute walk from the station. It is not a landmark printed large on tourist maps, but tracing temples one by one is its own way of walking this district. It fits neatly into a route from Asakusa toward Kuramae or Inaricho.
A 2-minute walk from the station. It stands on a street just off the busy main road, with similar temples scattered nearby. Rather than following a map, you meet the gate unexpectedly after a turn.
A 2-minute walk from the station. Temples gather in this neighborhood around Higashi Honganji, head temple of the Jodo Shinshu Higashi Honganji school, and narrow streets reveal gate after gate. Seikoji stands quietly in that cluster.
A 3-minute walk from the station. Temples line up block by block in this part of Taito City, and Keikakuji belongs to that temple-town lineage. Pair it with a browse through the Kappabashi kitchenware street.
A 3-minute walk from the station. One step in from the main road, quiet lanes mix houses and temples together. Stopping by on the way back from Asakusa shows another face of the neighborhood.
A 3-minute walk from the station. In a district where many temples remain, it blends into the streetscape. Even just passing the gate, you notice the street noise receding a little.
A 3-minute walk from the station. Between Sensoji and Kappabashi the foot traffic settles, and quiet lanes with trees along the gates remain — a good place to catch your breath when your legs tire.
A 3-minute walk from the station. The approach is short, so even in passing you can glimpse the grounds through the gate. It suits a quiet interval after the bustle of Sensoji.
A 3-minute walk from the station. Temples were assembled in this area during the Edo period, and their roofs still run on through the residential blocks. Walk the uncrowded lanes slowly to reach it.
A 3-minute walk from the station. Temple gates appear on street after street here, sitting side by side with houses and shops. Come for a temple embedded in daily life, unlike the vast grounds of Sensoji.
A 3-minute walk from the station. It sits in the temple town west of Asakusa with its gate open to the street. The quiet makes it hard to believe a lively avenue is nearby — a fitting pause mid-walk.
A 3-minute walk from the station. One street in from the main road, voices fade away. It works well as a passage when you want to switch to quieter lanes after Kaminarimon and Nakamise.
A 3-minute walk from the station, and the only shrine among the 19 spots. Taito City has several Mishima shrines, and this is one of them. Its torii stands surrounded by buildings and houses, fitting squarely into the city block.
A 3-minute walk from the station. From Nishi-Asakusa toward Matsugaya the temples grow dense, and each change of street brings a different gate. There is no showy highlight, only Asakusa's calmer side.
A 4-minute walk from the station. Many temples stand between Tawaramachi and Asakusa, and along Asakusa-dori there is a stretch of Buddhist altar and ritual-goods shops. Pass through the gate from the street and the air shifts slightly.
You do not need all 19 in one go: tracing the handful within a 2-minute walk already conveys how densely this temple town is packed. Every one of them sits next to homes and shops, so walk quietly and look in from the gate rather than wandering through.