Saturday
Jul242010
Jindaiji Buddhist Temple
Saturday, July 24, 2010 
Located in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan.
Jindaiji Temple (深大寺) is a temple of the Tendai sect, constructed in 733, is nearly the oldest in the Tokyo area, second only to Sensoji in Asakusa. Although the temple building itself is modest, the surrounding village of food stands, soba restaurants and waterwheels evokes an image of Edo-period Japan, and makes Jindaiji Temple a hidden jem in suburban Tokyo. The temple complex houses a bronze statue of Shaka Nyorai, a Buddha. The statue is said to date from around 700, and is housed in a separate concrete building.
It is situated in Musashino, there are many famous soba restaurants and shops. The Jindaiji soba was served to the Tokugawa shogunate as a special food.
