After our afternoon tea time, we all walked over to the station where we met one more couple and headed to the quaint little town of Shibamata.
For fans of Tora san (a popular movie character in the Otoko wa Tsurai Yo series of movies), Shibamata is famous for being his hometown. Right outside of the station is a big statue of Tora san where fans can take a picture with him.
At the time of year that we went, it was really nice without too many people around. If you like the Asakusa Sensoji Temple area, but not the wall to wall tourists, this is a place to consider visiting!
There were many shops selling tsukudani and tsukemono. And most had samples so that you could try it before you buy. It’s a great technique, we must have bought at least two or three packages of tsukudani before getting out of this shopping area!
When you reach the end of the road, you will see Taishakuten Temple.
Just like the beautiful woodwork at Nikko’s Toshogu Shrine, the Taishakuten Temple carvings are also really interesting to explore.
Below is a map of the Taishakuten Temple grounds. We entered through the big gate at the bottom left of the picture.
To get to Shibamata we took the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line to Kanamachi Station. From there we went to Keisei-Kanamachi Station which is a several minute walk south from Kanamachi Station. At the Keisei-Kanamachi Station we took the Kanamachi Line to Shibamata Station which is just one stop away.
