Kogan-ji Temple (Togenuki Jizoson)

This Soto Buddhist temple is popularly called the Togenuki Jizoson. A statue of the bodhisattva Kshitigarbha, donated by a man in prayer for his wife’s recovery from illness after childbirth, is the temple’s principle object of worship. Legend has it that when a piece of paper with an image of the bodhisattva was floated on a river, his wife was healed. Based on this legend, it is said that affixing a piece of washi paper with the statue’s image imprinted on it sold at the temple to an injured area will hill the injury. A bronze statue called the “Washing Kannon” also stands on the temple grounds which is believed to cure illness.

Spot details

Address: Tokyo Toshima-ku Sugamo 3-35-2 Map
Area: Sugamo / Komagome / Oji Area
Phone: 0339178221
Hours: [Main hallGates open] 6:00-17:00 (6:00-20:00 on 4th, 14th, and 24th Sunday)
Fees: [Admission fee]Free
Parking Lot: Available (5 spaces for sightseeing buses only)
Credit Card: Not available