The City of Hino (日野市) in western Tōkyō is famous for two things: the ancient Takahata Fudō temple and for being the birthplace of Hijikata Toshizō, the vice-commander of the infamous Shinsengumi brigade. It also houses the headquarters of Hino Motors and Orient Watch.
To learn more about Takahata Fudōson (高幡不動尊) and its magnificent Fudō Myōō triad statue, click the link above. Below are a few impressions of the temple complex during the cherry blossom season (post-満開).
Behind the temple complex lies Tama Hills Nature Park and the (partly steep) Takahatafudō Pilgrimage Path (高幡不動尊 八十八ヶ所巡拝路). It offers beautiful vistas of the temple and Hino.
To learn more about Takahata Fudōson (高幡不動尊) and its magnificent Fudō Myōō triad statue, click the link above. Below are a few impressions of the temple complex during the cherry blossom season (post-満開).
Five-story Pagoda (五重塔 Goju-no-tō)
Hijikata Toshizō's statue
Benten-dō (弁天堂)
Hondō
Behind the temple complex lies Tama Hills Nature Park and the (partly steep) Takahatafudō Pilgrimage Path (高幡不動尊 八十八ヶ所巡拝路). It offers beautiful vistas of the temple and Hino.
Access: a 2-minute walk from Takahata-Fudō Station on Keio Line or Dobutsu-en Line via Tama Monorail. Takahata-Fudō Station can be reached from Shinjuku Station in around 30 minutes.
Address: 733 Takahata, Hino-shi, Tokyo / 東京都日野市高幡733; phone: 042-591-0032; fax: 042-593-3038
Admission: open daily 09:00-17:00; admission free; Okuden: 300 JPY, open daily 09:00-16:00, closed on Mondays.
Address: 733 Takahata, Hino-shi, Tokyo / 東京都日野市高幡733; phone: 042-591-0032; fax: 042-593-3038
Admission: open daily 09:00-17:00; admission free; Okuden: 300 JPY, open daily 09:00-16:00, closed on Mondays.
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