[2025 Tokorozawa Attraction] Travel Guide for Fountains (Updated Aug)

Shinkoji Temple 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Located in Miyamoto-cho, Tokorozawa City, this temple is of the Tozan school of Shingon Buddhism and goes by the mountain name Yuishiyama Kannon-in. It is said that Minamoto no Yoritomo stopped here to rest while hunting. It is also said that he prayed for victory here when Nitta Yoshisada attacked Kamakura. In the temple grounds is a vermilion-painted octagonal main hall, and in front of it are two ginkgo trees. The grounds were covered with ginkgo nuts, making it difficult to walk. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ ꕥTemple name: Shinkoji ꕥAddress: 1-7-3 Miyamotocho, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture ꕥAccess: 🚉 Kokukoen Station → approx. 16 minutes walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ #0 yen travel autumn #Tokorozawa city #Temple #Temple tour

Kanayama Shrine 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Kanayama Shrine is located in Kanayama-cho, Tokorozawa City. The deities enshrined are Fujiwara Kamatari Kanayamahiko-no-kami Saito Shirouemon-no-jo Toshinaga, who participated in the night battle of Kawagoe Castle and lost, settled in this area. His eldest son, Saito Kazunosa Nobuhiro, enshrined Tanzan Shrine, where the spirits of his ancestors reside, to pray for peace in the region and the prosperity of his clan. It is said that he enshrined it as Kanayama Gongen in 1557. Although it is a small shrine, there are many plants in the grounds, and a commemorative tree was planted to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the founding of Kanayama Shrine. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ ꕥShrine name: Kanayama Shrine ꕥAddress: 12 Kanayama-cho, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture ꕥAccess: 🚉 Koku-koen Station → approx. 17-minute walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ #0 yen travel autumn #Tokorozawa City #Shrine #Shrine tour

Jitsuzoin Temple 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Located in Motomachi, Tokorozawa City, This Shingon Buddhism Tozan sect temple has the mountain name Yaro-san. The principal image is Dainichi Nyorai. The mountain name "Yoro-san" is said to come from the fact that Tokorozawa was written as "Yorozawa" in the past. It has suffered two major fires, in 1753 (the third year of the Horeki era) and 1824 (the seventh year of the Bunsei era). Therefore, its history is unknown. There are large ginkgo trees on both sides of the mountain gate, and within the grounds you can see the Six Jizo, Bishamonten, and Sho Kannon Bodhisattva. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ ꕥTemple name: Jitsuzoin ꕥAddress: 20-15 Motomachi, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture ꕥAccess: 🚉Kokukoen Station → approx. 17-minute walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ #0 yen travel autumn #Tokorozawa city #Temple #Temple tour