KouShinTou : Small shrine of travelers guardian god

Shimokitazawa is famous for Pop culture, theaters, Used clothe shops , and so on.  Shimokita is a town for younger.  But until a quoter of century, Shimokita had been one of the ordinary twons in the suburbs.  So, in the town, you can find some old buildings and ruins.

(kou-Shin-tou) is the name of this small Shrine.  The height is the same as an adult man (about 180cm).  In this small shrine,  a small stone statue of “Douso-Jin” is deified. Douso-Jin is the guardian god for travelers and village people.   The statue of Douso-Jin was made hundreds years ago.  And people of Shimokitazawa have deified this god over the century, and even now,  some one do an offering thing for this god.

My home town “SHIMOKITA”

Odakyu line and Keio-Inokashira line cross at SHIMOKITAZAWA station.  They call the area around SHIMOKITAZAWA station  “SHIMOKITA”.  SHIMOKITA is near Shinjuku and Shibuya. But it is not big and one of old downtown.   Many small theathers are in this small town.  So SHIMOKITA is known as a town of theater.  If you are lucky, you can see famaous actor and actress at a cafe and a restaurant in SHIMOKITA.

I live at SHIMOKITA for half a century.  So I know old face of SHIMOKITA, and have new experiences in this town now.  This blog is for your travel guide of SHIMOKITA.  When you make a travel in Japan and visit my town SHIMOKITA, I hope you enjoy your trip with my blog.