Temple

Jindaiji Temple

Chofu, Tokyo

Address
5-15-1 Jindaiji-Motomachi, Chofu, Tokyo 〒182-0017 東京都調布市深大寺元町５丁目１５−１

Source: jindaiji.or.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.

Jindaiji Temple, Chofu, Tokyo
Photo: Naoki Nakashima / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Jindaiji is Tokyo's second oldest temple, founded in 733 AD, in a leafy pocket of Chofu that feels like a country village. The approach is lined with water wheels, old thatched shops and soba restaurants fed by natural spring water.

More photos of Jindaiji Temple

Main hall of Jindaiji temple among green trees on a summer day in Chofu
Photo: 掬茶 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Jindaiji temple gate with light snow and autumn leaves under a blue sky
Photo: nakashi / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Spring-fed pond and wooden buildings in the grounds of Jindaiji temple, Chofu
Photo: 珈琲牛乳 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Curved temple roof framed by yellow autumn maple leaves at Jindaiji, Chofu
Photo: Kanchi1979 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nearest station Bus from Chofu (Keio) or Kichijoji (JR)
Cost Free
Time needed 2 hours
Best time Weekday lunch for soba
Free

Insider tip

The temple is famous for jindaiji soba. Eat at one of the soba houses around the gate, then walk up the hill to the botanical gardens. It's about 15 minutes by bus from Chofu Station or about 30 from Kichijoji.

What the guides say about Jindaiji Temple

Yumori no Sato is a few minutes' walk from Jindaiji Temple, with black spring water from 1,500 metres down and soba in its restaurant. Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu sits right by Takaosanguchi station, so you can soak after hiking Mt Takao and take the train straight back.

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What's on at Jindaiji Temple

Upcoming events at Jindaiji Temple and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.

Food event Free

Jindaiji Soba Festival

深大寺そばまつり

21 to 29 Nov (dates to be confirmed) Jindaiji Temple and the soba shops round it, Chofu

Time Soba-mamori Kannon offering rite on the last Saturday at 11:30 (2025)

Jindaiji's new-soba festival: a soba shop tour, a market on the temple approach and soba makers offering freshly made soba to the Soba-mamori Kannon.

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Jindaiji Temple Naoki Nakashima, CC BY-SA 2.0
Garden ¥500 garden admission (festival events free)

Jindai Botanical Garden Spring Rose Festa

神代植物公園 春のバラフェスタ

1 to 30 May (dates to be confirmed) Jindai Botanical Garden (rose garden), Jindaiji, Chofu

Time 9:30 to 17:00 (8:00 opening on festival weekends) Station Chofu (Keio Line), then Odakyu or Keio bus to Jindai Shokubutsu Koen, about 15 min

The garden's rose beds, about 400 varieties and 5,200 plants, are in spring bloom during the festival, with early weekend opening at 8:00, lawn concerts, guided rose tours and rose and miniature bonsai exhibitions.

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Nearby

Where Daniel Proposed Special · 1 min walk A calm corner of the Jindaiji temple grounds, under old trees, with spring water running nearby. Yumori no Sato Onsen · 6 min walk Yumori no Sato is a day-trip onsen a few minutes' walk from Jindaiji, and its water is the real thing: dark brown kuro-yu pumped from 1,500 metres. Jindai Botanical Gardens Park · 6 min walk Jindai Botanical Gardens is the biggest botanical garden in Tokyo, spread over the hill above Jindaiji Temple, with 100,000 plants, a famous rose... Ghibli Museum Museum · 3.6 km away The Ghibli Museum is Hayao Miyazaki's own idea of what a museum should be: imaginative, handmade and anti-corporate. Inokashira Park Park · 4.0 km away Inokashira Park is a well-loved local park built around a big lake, with rowboats for hire, a small zoo and street musicians at weekends. Kichijoji Neighbourhood · 4.3 km away Kichijoji has long ranked near the top of polls of where Tokyoites most want to live.

Around Chofu

Jindaiji's temple, soba, and a personal landmark

Chofu sits at the western edge of the city, and most visitors never make it out here. Their loss. Jindaiji is Tokyo's second-oldest temple, surrounded by water wheels, soba restaurants and a full botanical garden. It's also where Daniel proposed to his wife, so this site will always argue it's the most romantic spot in Tokyo.

Chofu has 4 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 1 shrine or temple, 1 park or garden, 1 special spot and 1 bathhouse. Read the Chofu guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Jindaiji Temple?
5-15-1 Jindaiji-Motomachi, Chofu, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都調布市深大寺元町５丁目１５−１).
How do I get to Jindaiji Temple?
The nearest station is Bus from Chofu (Keio) or Kichijoji (JR). Jindaiji Temple is in Chofu, Tokyo.
How much does Jindaiji Temple cost?
Nothing. Jindaiji Temple is free to visit.
How long do you need at Jindaiji Temple?
Plan for 2 hours.
When is the best time to visit Jindaiji Temple?
Weekday lunch for soba.

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