Annual festival to thank the jizo (guardian deities) for this year’s bounties and to pray for good fortune in the next. Dec 24 Jan 4. 10 am -10 pm. Free. Kouganji Temple. Sugamo. Nearest station: Sugamo.
Osame-no Jizo (Year-end Fair) at Togenuki Jizo Temple (or Koganji Temple), Toshima-ku, is held from 10 a.m. to around 4 p.m.
Access: JR Yamanote Line or Subway Toei Mita Line to Sugamo Station, and then walk 5 min.
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