How do I get to Sugamo Jizo-dori?

The nearest station is Sugamo (JR Yamanote). Sugamo Jizo-dori is in Sugamo, Tokyo.

How much does Sugamo Jizo-dori cost?

Sugamo Jizo-dori is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.

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Sugamo Jizo-dori

Name: Sugamo Jizo-dori
Address: Sugamo, Tokyo, JP
Price range: ¥

Sugamo, Tokyo

Red and gold arch at the east end of the Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street — Photo: Asanagi / Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0)

Sugamo Jizo-dori is the shopping street people call the Harajuku of grandmas. It runs past Koganji temple and its Togenuki Jizo statue, which visitors wash to cure their ailments, and the shops sell shio-daifuku, senbei and the famous lucky red underwear from Maruji.

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Kouganji temple, home of the Togenuki Jizo, on Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street — Photo: Drivephotographer / Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0)

Shop selling lucky red underwear, a Sugamo Jizo-dori speciality, with shoppers browsing — Photo: Go Ikeda / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Large bronze Jizo statue with a red bib at Shinshoji at the start of Sugamo Jizo-dori — Photo: tak1701d / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nearest station Sugamo (JR Yamanote)

Cost ¥

Time needed 1-2 hours

Best time Fair days: 4th, 14th, 24th

Insider tip

Come on the 4th, 14th or 24th of the month, the temple's fair days, when the hall stays open until 8pm.

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What's on near Sugamo Jizo-dori

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Sugamo Jizo-dori, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.

Market Free

Togenuki Jizo Ennichi (Sugamo Temple Fair)

とげぬき地蔵の縁日

4th, 14th, and 24th of every month Koganji Temple and Jizo-dori Shopping Street, Sugamo

Station Sugamo (JR Yamanote Line, Toei Mita Line), 5 min walk

Temple fair days at Koganji, home of the healing Togenuki Jizo, held on the 4th, 14th, and 24th of every month when food and trinket stalls line Jizo-dori shopping street. Nicknamed the Harajuku for grandmas, it is one of Tokyo's most charming old-school street scenes.

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Red gate entrance to Koganji Temple in Sugamo Tokyo with shoppers — Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0

Market Starts tomorrow Free

Sugamo Togenuki Jizo Ennichi Market

とげぬき地蔵尊縁日

24 Oct Koganji Temple (Togenuki Jizoson), Sugamo

Time Main hall open until 20:00 on ennichi days Station Sugamo (JR Yamanote Line / Toei Mita Line), 5 min walk

On the 4th, 14th and 24th of every month, an ennichi market fills Sugamo's Jizo-dori shopping street with stalls and food stands around Koganji Temple. On these ennichi days the main hall stays open until 8pm, later than its usual closing time. Known locally as the Harajuku for grandmothers, the street draws large crowds of older shoppers and visitors on market days.

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Smaller local events nearby

Sugamo Nakasendo Chrysanthemum Festival Garden
6 to 14 Nov · Shinshoji Temple (Edo Roku Jizo) and Taisho University Sazaedo plaza, Sugamo
Chrysanthemum show at Shinshoji and Taisho University on the old Nakasendo road, with a tea stall and street performers, held since 1993.
Free · Map · Source: Toshima City Tourism Section (豊島区年間イベントカレンダー 2026年度版) · すがも中山道菊まつり
Toshima Wholesale Market Festival Food
Sun 8 Nov · Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, Toshima Market, Sugamo
The Toshima fruit and vegetable wholesale market opens to the public for a morning, with produce sales and specialities from Miyagi Prefecture.
Free entry · 9:00 to 11:30 · Map · Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Central Wholesale Market) · 豊島市場まつり

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Good to know

How do I get to Sugamo Jizo-dori?: The nearest station is Sugamo (JR Yamanote). Sugamo Jizo-dori is in Sugamo, Tokyo.
How much does Sugamo Jizo-dori cost?: Sugamo Jizo-dori is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Sugamo Jizo-dori?: Plan for 1-2 hours.
When is the best time to visit Sugamo Jizo-dori?: Fair days: 4th, 14th, 24th.

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