• Feel Japanese traditions and culture by eating snacks in a local shopping street and experiencing a soybean scattering ritual at Kogan-ji Temple.
• Sugamo is a local town famous for its Jizo-dori Shopping Street, always crowded with people of all ages.
• You may be surprised to see a large Jizo Bosatsu statue enshrined in a temple at the entrance of a shopping street.
• Visit the famous Kogan-ji Temple, there is a stone statue of the Goddess of Mercy called “Kannon”, and people believe that by washing their bad parts, they will become healthy.Witness the Setsubun rituals held at Koganji temple. People scatter soybeans while shouting “Oni wa soto wa soto, Fuku wa uchi” (Demons out, good fortune in).
• It is also a custom to eat all the ehomaki hand-rolled sushi at once, facing the direction of the year in order to bring good luck. Not a single word may be spoken until the meal is finished.
• Why don't you enjoy sprinkling soybeans and trying ehomaki hand-rolled sushi with us?

Take a break at cozy Japanese style sweets shop, savor famous "Darayaki" Japanese pancake! Specializing in Japanese sweets with a traditional handmade taste. Since its establishment in 1937, they have maintained a policy of not using any synthetic preservatives. This shop is loved by locals. Dorayaki are available with either red bean paste and premium butter or red bean paste and Danish cream cheese. The guide recommends red bean paste and Danish cream cheese with a little black pepper and rock salt.