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girder style) design. Turn left at Yanaka Kannon, after
the T-junction, away from Nishi the goddess of mercy.
Nippori Station. Turn right down Continue down the
Sansakizaka and walk to the slope for about 100
entrance of Zensho-en temple meters (100 yards) or so
0. Medi tation sessions are held for Daien-ji temple q.
here on Sunday mornings, but Two adjoining halls, one
the main point of interest is Buddhist and the other
a 20-ft (6-m) high, gold-leaf- Shinto, have fine
covered statue at the rear of the wooden carvings of
main hall; this is known as the dragons, nymphs, and
Chinese phoenixes.
Across the road from
Daien-ji is one of Tokyo’s
O G U B A S H I - D O R I
oldest and most

exquisite paper arts
shops, Isetatsu w. View
well-crafted fans, combs,
JR Nishi Nippori
Nippori dolls, and colorful chests
of drawers. Take the lane
next to the shop and
FUJIMI- ZAKA CEMETERY walk until you reach a r The ornate exterior of Nezu Shrine
YANAKA
small road. Turn left and
YANAKA GINZA YANAKA then bear right until the Follow the road down to busy
T-junction. The Daimyo Clock
Museum e to your right
Shinobazu-dori. Turn right and
displa ys a fascinating
turn left for Nezu Shrine r. Enter
collec tion of time pieces walk up to the traffic lights, then
made exclusively for through the impressive vermilion
S A NS A KIZ AK A Japan’s feudal lords. Zuishin mon gate, then to a
K O T O T O I - D O R I partitions. You will then reach
second portal, Karamon gate,
Sendagi with some fine lacquered
the main sanctuary, a superb
Momo yama-style structure
with vivid carvings. Return to
Shino bazu-dori, turn right,
and walk a few blocks.
S H I N O B A Z U - D O R I
NEZU UENO Cross Kototoi-dori until
PARK
you see a unique three-
story wooden Meiji-era
Nezu S H I N O B A Z U - D O R I building that houses the
N I C H I - I D A I - T S U T S U J I - D O RI K O T O T O I - D O R I HONGO metro station.
popular Hantei t (see
p132), an atmos pheric
Japan ese-style restaurant.
This walk ends near Nezu

0 meters 200
0 yards 200

Key
Walk route

w Isetatsu shop, renowned for Edo-style paper with colorful patterns
For keys to symbols see back flap

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