DAIENJI TEMPLE
FIRE OF GYONINZAKA IN 1722
MEGURO-TOKYO JAPAN
Just down the hill towards the Meguro River from the Meguro Station you will find ina tiny street the Daienji temple with ist 500 small Buddha statues. There are good street maps in Tokyo and the temple and street are marked clearly.
The temple was founderd in 1657 and apparently in 1722 there was a fire that swept through Tokyo believed to have started in the Daienji Temple. The twmple is quite small and withing it area yoy will find a small pond and a wall adorned with 500 statues of the dicsciples of Buddha intended as a meomry of the victims of the fire.
The Meguro River
A good place to stay in meguro is
It is just down the road and they offer a free shuttle to Meguro Station
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