Honmyōji Temple

本妙寺

This temple is known for a fire called Meireki-no-Taika, an inferno 400 years ago which killed over 100,000 people. It is said that this fire broke out in Honmyōji. There are also some tombs of famous people in this temple. A Japanese swordman Chiba Shūsaku and a political office leader Tōyama Kinshirō, for example.

Address

5-35-6 Sugamo

Getting there

10 min from JR Sugamo station