Local Secret · Shinjuku
Taisoji 太宗寺
A Shinjuku 2-chome temple with a large bronze Jizo and a statue of Datsueba, the old woman of the underworld.
About
Taisoji's seated Jizo is one of the Six Jizo of Edo, set up along roads leaving the city. A small hall houses fierce statues of Enma and Datsueba, which are shown to the public on festival days.
Highlights
- One of the Six Jizo of Edo
- Enma and Datsueba statues
Tips
- Very close to Shinjuku-sanchome Station
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