Edo Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 1, said to be the oldest Kannon sacred site in Tokyo. The principal image is Sho Kannon Bodhisattva. Known for Kaminarimon Gate, Nakamise-dori street, and a five-story pagoda, it attracts many visitors throughout the year. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Asakusa Station (Subway/Tobu).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 2 (a temple in Matsugaya, Taito Ward, different from Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto). The principal image is Senju Kannon. Located close to the downtown Kappabashi Kitchen Town. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Tawaramachi or Inaricho Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 3, a temple located in Nihonbashi Ningyocho. The principal image is a bronze head of a Bodhisattva (Buddha head) said to originate from Kamakura. Conveniently located for a stroll around Ningyocho and Amazake Yokocho alley. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Ningyocho Station (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 4, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Ryogoku. It began with a memorial service for victims of the Meireki Great Fire and is known for its memorial services for all sects and the unordained. It houses the grave of Nezumi Kozo and Ryogoku is a place associated with Edo Sumo tournaments. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Ryogoku Station (JR).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 5, a Shingon sect temple located in Nihonbashi Kodemma-cho. It is said to have been built on the site of the Tenmachō prison in Edo and enshrines Enmei Jizoson (Longevity Jizo Bodhisattva) and other deities. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Kodemma-cho Station (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 6, a hall of Kaneiji Temple located within Ueno Park. It features a stage-style structure modeled after Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto and is known for its view of Shinobazu Pond over the 'Moon Pine' tree, whose branches form a circle. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Ueno Station (JR/Keisei).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 7, a temple located near Yushima Tenjin Shrine. Legends related to famous Edo-era springs, such as 'Yanagi no I,' remain here. It is conveniently located for visiting Yushima Tenjin Shrine and Kanda Myojin Shrine together. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Yushima or Ueno-hirokoji Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 8, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Mukogaoka, Bunkyo Ward. It is situated in a quiet area of temple town, close to Hongo and Hakusan. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Honkomagome or Hakusan Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 9, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Honkomagome, Bunkyo Ward. It is situated in the temple town along Hongo Street. It is conveniently located for visiting nearby temples on foot. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Honkomagome Station (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 10, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Mukogaoka, Bunkyo Ward. It faces Hongo Street and is known for its worship of child-rearing and safe childbirth. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Honkomagome or Hakusan Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 11, a temple located in Hakusan, Bunkyo Ward. It is famous for the grave of "Hachiya O-Shichi," known from the works of Ihara Saikaku. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Hakusan Station (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 12, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Koishikawa. It is a temple associated with the Tokugawa family and is known for the graves of Tokugawa women, including O-Dai no Kata, the birth mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Senhime. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Korakuen or Kasuga Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 13, a major temple of the Shingon Buzan sect, associated with Keishoin, the mother of the fifth shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. The main hall (Kannon-do), built during the Genroku era, is a National Important Cultural Property. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Immediately accessible from Gokokuji Station (Yurakucho Line Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 14, a Shingon Buzan sect temple known as 'Mejiro Fudo' (one of the Edo Goshiki Fudo). It is located in Takada, near the Kanda River. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Gakushuin-shita Station (Toei Arakawa Line).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 15, a Koyasan Shingon sect temple adjacent to Ana Hachimangu Shrine. It is known for the 'Ichiyō Raifuku' amulet awarded from the winter solstice to Setsubun (please check the official website for distribution dates). Please also check the official website for Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Waseda Station (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 16, a Tendai sect temple located in Kagurazaka. It is conveniently located for a stroll around Kagurazaka, a town of slopes and alleys. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Kagurazaka or Iidabashi Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 17, a Shingon sect temple located in Minamidai, Nakano Ward. It is a quietly situated temple in a residential area. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Nakano Fujimicho Station (Subway) or by bus.

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 18, a Shingon sect temple located in Yotsuya-Wakaba. It is known for the 'Shiosai Kannon (Shiosai Jūichimen Kannon),' which is said to be moistened by the tide. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Yotsuya Station (JR/Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 19, a Shingon sect temple located in Wada, Suginami Ward. It is located near Ome Kaido road. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Higashi-Kōenji or Shin-Nakano Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 20, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Toranomon. It is situated in an office district and is conveniently located for visiting other temples in Minato Ward. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Toranomon or Kamiyacho Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 21, a major temple of the Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) known as the mausoleum of the Tokugawa shogunate family. The San'ge-mon Gate (Sanmon Gate) is a National Important Cultural Property. It is also famous for its scenery with Tokyo Tower in the background. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Onarimon or Daimon Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 22, a Sōtō Zen temple located in Nishi-Azabu (different from Hase-ji Temple in Kamakura and Nara). It is known for its tall Juichimen Kannon (Eleven-faced Kannon) called 'Azabu Daikannon'. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Hiroo or Roppongi Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 23, a temple located in Mukogaoka, Bunkyo Ward (different from Daienji Temple on Gyōnin-zaka slope in Meguro). It is situated in the temple town along Hongo Street and is known for its Hōroku Jizō (Jizo statues with clay pots) and other attractions. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Hakusan or Honkomagome Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 24, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Aoyama. It faces Aoyama Dori street and is known for its modern grounds, including a bamboo path. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Gaienmae Station (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 25, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Mita, Gyoranzaka. The principal image is 'Gyoran Kannon' (Kannon holding a basket of fish), which is the origin of the temple's name and the slope's name. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Shirokane-Takanawa or Sengakuji Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 26, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located on a hill in Mita. It is also known as the site where the first French envoy's residence was established in the late Edo period. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Shirokane-Takanawa or Sengakuji Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 27, a Jodo Shu (Pure Land Buddhism) temple located in Takanawa. It is close to Daiichi Keihin (former Tokaido road) and is conveniently located for visiting with other Takanawa temples. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Sengakuji Station (Subway/Keikyu).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 28, a Rinzai Zen temple located in Shiba Park. It is known as a temple associated with Ishin Sūden (Konchi-in Sūden), a monk trusted by the Tokugawa family. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Onarimon or Shibakoen Stations (Subway).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 29, the Tokyo branch temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect, located in Takanawa. It is the Tokyo base of Koyasan, associated with Kōbō Daishi, and is also the first temple in the Gofunai Hachijūhakkasho pilgrimage route. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Sengakuji Station (Subway/Keikyu).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 30, a Shingon sect temple located along the old Tokaido road in Kita-Shinagawa. It is said to have enshrined the Fudo Myoo (Acalanatha) of Naritasan. It is conveniently located for a walk along the Shinagawa-juku route. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Shin-Bamba Station (Keikyu).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 31, an ancient temple in Shinagawa, read as 'Honnsenji'. It is known for one of the Edo Six Jizo statues and a large bronze bell with a history of returning from overseas voyages. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible on foot from Aomono-Yokocho Station (Keikyu).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Temple No. 32, a temple affectionately known as 'Setagaya Kannon'. It was established in the Showa period and is known as an independent temple not belonging to any specific sect. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible by bus and on foot from Sangen-jaya Station (Tokyu).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, the final Temple No. 33, a Tendai sect temple known as 'Meguro Fudo'. It is one of the leading Fudo sacred sites in the Kanto region and one of the Edo Goshiki Fudo. This ancient temple has many attractions, including the Dokko Waterfall and the Ondan staircase. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability and fees. Accessible by bus and on foot from Meguro Station (JR).

Edo Thirty-three Kannon, Extra Temple, a Sōtō Zen temple located next to Shinagawaji Temple. It is known for 'Sentai Kōjin' (Kōjin of a Thousand Bodies), worshipped as the guardian deity of kitchens and hearths. Please check the official website for the latest information on Goshuin (temple stamp) availability, fees, and the Kōjin festival dates. Accessible on foot from Aomono-Yokocho Station (Keikyu).