Machida Tenmangu — Attraction in Tokyo

I love me a market & this one did not disappoint even though there were only about 30 stalls at the regular 1st of the month antique markets. It’s less overwhelming than Tokyo City Flea Market as you can enjoy a leisurely ambling pace. I walked away with a few items to take back to Sydney. The temple itself is beautiful and adds to the relaxed atmosphere of the place. Only a 10-min walk from the Machida station on the Odakyu Line. The JR Line Machida station is...

Nice, small shrine tucked away not far from Machida station. This shrine has a cow theme, with a number of cow statues featured around the grounds. There is a small shrine shop where you can buy ema. Unfortunately there were no cow ema available when we visited but there were other designs. There’s a nice torii tunnel which makes for some...

So serene. The Torii were a beautiful surprise. The antique market well worth the effort to get here. Nice quality of items. And the area is a real neighborhood for locals, so prices in shops R better and more varied than the same goods offered in the big city center...