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Founded by Ennin in 808 — the oldest Fudo sanctuary in Kanto, one of the Five Colored Fudo of Edo

Meguro's oldest shrine enshrining Yamato Takeru — the November Tori-no-Ichi fair is one of the Kanto region's grandest

Guardian of Nakameguro village, perched above the Meguro River, with a September mikoshi festival tradition

Founded in 853 by Jikaku Daishi Ennin — the Muromachi-era Shakado is one of Tokyo's oldest wooden structures, a National Important Cultural Property.

Origin of the 1772 Meiwa Great Fire — 500 rakan statues mourn its 14,000 victims

Named for Yuten Shonin, the Edo monk famed for pacifying vengeful spirits through nenbutsu chanting

In 1695, Zen master Shoun spent 18 years single-handedly carving 536 rakan figures — the 305 survivors are Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Properties.

National Historic Site of the "Sweet Potato Teacher" Aoki Konyo — annual Kansho Festival held each October 28

The Date clan's Edo Nichiren base — grave of Misawa Hatsuko, model for Masaoka in Kabuki's Meiboku Sendai Hagi, a Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Property

The first Japanese temple opened by Obaku-Zen founder Ingen Ryuki in 1658 — a treasure house of designated cultural properties