Tōkyō Shinagawa-ku

Shinagawa-ku is one of the 23 central special wards of Tōkyō.

"One of the most underrated areas in Tokyo, full of history and sights to discover."

Scenic spots in Shinagawa? You're kidding me ... could be a very likely answer.

The Shinagawa ward as an area for sightseeing is despite it's central location totally off the beaten path. The only thing most tourists will ever encounter and remember from Shinagawa is the JR Rail Pass exchange office at the Shinagawa train station. But exactly because it is often one of the first (and/or last) spots on many traveller routes and itineraries on their way from/to the airports in Haneda or Narita, makes it an even worthwhile undertaking to explore the scenic spots in the vicinity. And let me tell you, there is much MUCH more to discover in Shinagawa ward than you'd expect on first glance.

"One Hundred Scenic Spots in Shinagawa" isn't a personal reference but an official designation by the Shinagawa ward administration, indicated by a small sign at each of the 100 places.

I haven't found a map so far, so I don't know where exactly all of them are located yet, but I've embarked on a discovery tour to actually find them one after the other, and publish them here for everyone to more easily find and visit.

1 Row of Old Houses in Kita-Shinagawa (北品川の古い民家の家並み)
2 Inarido Shrine (稲荷堂)
3 A crowd in former Tokaido Road (旧東海道のにぎわい)
4 Fishing Boats in Shinagawa Harbour (品川浦とつり船)
5 Festival of Kokuzoson/Yoganji Temple (虚空蔵尊（養願寺）の縁日)
6 Seiseki Park (the site of a historical feudal lord inn) (聖蹟公園（本陣跡)
7 View of Ebara Shrine in fresh verdure from Chinju Bridge (鎮守橋から新緑の荏原神社を望む)
8 Tenno Festival of Ebara Shrine (Kappa Festival in June) (荏原神社の天王祭〈6月〉)
9 Shinagawa Shrine (品川神社)
10 Kita-no-tenno Festival in June (品川神社の例大祭〈6月〉)
11 Daidaikagura (Sacred Shinto Dance) (品川神社の太太神楽)
12 Pilgrimage to Tokai Seven Deities of Good Luck (東海七福神めぐり )
13 Tomb of Taisuke Itagaki (板垣退助の墓)
14 Gongenyama Park (権現山公園)
15 School entrance ceremony under cherry blossoms (桜の中での入学式)
16 Kodomo no Mori Park (子供の森公園)
17 Yatsuyama Bridge (八ツ山橋)
18 View of Shinagawa Church from Shin-Yatsuyama Bridge (新八ツ山橋から品川教会方向を望む)
19 Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (原美術館)
20 Gotenyama, famous for beautiful cherry blossoms (桜の名所の御殿山)
21 Oyama Cemetary at Tokaiji Temple (東海寺大山墓地)
22 Shimizu Inari Shrine (清水稲荷神社)
23 Kagata Shrine and the mound of a whale (利田神社と鯨塚)
24 Yoriki Shrine (寄木神社)
25 Tennozu Baseball Ground and night games (天王洲公園野球場とナイター)

26 Konami Sports Club (元なぎさ通り沿いの大きな柱が印象的な建物)
27 (妙蓮寺・高木正年の墓)
28 Ground of Kaitokuji Temple (海徳寺境内)
29 Temple Gate and Unknown Tombs in Tenmyokokuji Temple (天妙国寺の山門と無縁仏)
30 Cemetary in Tenmyokokuji Temple (天妙国寺の墓地)
31 Honsenji Temple (品川寺)
32 "Edo Roku Jizo" in Honsenji Temple (品川寺の江戸六地蔵)
33 Bell in Honsenji Temple (品川寺の梵鐘)
34 Kaiunji Temple and Sentaikojin Festival (海雲寺と千躰荒神)
35 (目黒川両岸の緑と赤レンガ工場)
36 (清光院と奥平家墓地)
37 (路地裏と駄菓子屋)
38 (エンジュの並木のゼームス坂通り)
39 (二日市公園)
40 (赤レンガ造りの旧変電所)
41 (花房山の桜並木)
42 (清泉女子大学（旧島津公爵邸）)
43 Ikedayama Park (池田山公園)
44 Row of Sakura Trees in Gotanda Park (五反田公園の桜並木)
45 (目黒川の柳)
46 (かむろ坂)
47 (氷川神社とわき水)
48 (日本酸素記念館と庭園)
49 Row of Buildings including TOC and Yupoto (TOCとゆうぽうとのある街並み)
50 Ohsaki New City (大崎副都心の街並み)

51 (居木神社と居木橋貝塚)
52 Samezu-Hachiman-jinja Shrine (鮫洲八幡神社)
53 Moorage at the Mouth of the Tachiai-gawa River (立会川河口堤防船だまり)
54 Grounds of Raifukuji Temple (来福寺の境内)
55 (鈴ヶ森刑場跡と大経寺)
56 Shinagawa-kumin Park (しながわ区民公園)
57 (大井の水神社)
58 (大井水神公園)
59 Oi race Track and Twinkle Race (大井競馬場とトゥインクルレース)
60 (大井競馬場前駅と運河、モノレール)

61 "Oath of Peace" Statue (「平和の誓い」像)
62 (大井どんたく夏祭り〈8月〉)
63 (時代屋)
64 Shinagawa Historical Museum (品川歴史館)
65 Kashima Jinja Shrine (鹿嶋神社)
66 Omori Kaizuka Shell Mounds (大森貝塚)
67 Nishi-Ohi Station and the neighbourhood (西大井駅とその周辺)
68 Yogyokuin Temple (Nyoraiji Temple) (養玉院（如来寺）)
69 Sentokuyo Festival of Obotoke (Yoganji Temple) (大仏の千灯供養)
70 Tomb of Hitobumi Ito (伊藤博文公墓所)
71 (ＪＲ東日本東京総合車両センター)
72 (林試の森)
73 (武蔵小山商店街モニュメント)
74 (武蔵小山商店街のにぎわい)
75 (小山両社祭の神輿連合渡御〈9月〉)

76 (星薬科大学)
77 (西小山桜並木通り)
78 (小山八幡神社)
79 (戸越銀座商店街のにぎわい)
80 (旗岡八幡神社と鎌倉道)

81 Horenji Temple (法蓮寺)
82 (旗の台伏見稲荷神社)
83 Kanariyazaka Slope (カナリヤ坂)
84 (中延小学校の大楠と中延の森)
85 (中延商店街のにぎわい)

86 (戸越八幡神社)
87 Togoshi Park (戸越公園)
88 Kamishinmei Tenso Shrine (上神明天祖神社)
89 View of Tokyo Tower, Monorail and the Sea (東京タワー、モノレールと海の風景)
90 Minatogaoka-futo-koen Park (みなとが丘ふ頭公園)

91 (八潮橋)
92 (八潮団地から見える夕焼け)
93 Kamome Bridge and Keihin Canal (かもめ橋と京浜運河)
94 View of Keihin Canal from Kamome Bridge(かもめ橋から京浜運河を望む)
95 (東京モノレールと八潮団地)

96 (八潮団地と緑道公園)
97 Sports Centre (Oi Central Seaside Park) (スポーツの森（大井ふ頭中央海浜公園）)
98 (なぎさの森（大井ふ頭中央海浜公園）)
99 The Museum of Maritime Science (船の科学館がある風景)
100 View from the Museum of Maritime Science (船の科学館からの眺め)

100 船の科学館からの眺め
101 しながわ宿場まつり〈9月〉
102 天王洲エリアの水辺の風景
103 目黒川の桜
104 ねむの木の庭
105 五反田ふれあい水辺広場
106 しながわ水族館
107 桜新道の桜並木
108 立会川の坂本龍馬像
109 文庫の森
110 旗岡連合神輿渡御〈9月〉
111 神明児童遊園
112 新幹線車両基地

Japanese: 北品川の古い民家の家並み - Kitashinagawa no furui minka no ienami

Time: a round walk of 25+ min from Shinagawa station

Address: 1-21-10 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Directions: From Shinagawa Station it is a 10-12 minutes walk, but the closer station is Kitashinagawa, first stop on the Keikyu Main Line from Shinagawa to Haneda Airport.

Japanese: 旧東海道のにぎわい - Kyū Tōkaidō no nigiwai

Time: a round walk of 35+ min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Shinbanba on the Keikyu Main Line (2 stops from Shinagawa station), from where it's just five minutes away.
Recommended Restaurant in the vicinity: Though there are quite a few restaurants in this area, I recommend the Korean restaurant "Busan" and the Unagi/Smoked eel restaurant both right in front of the Scenic Spot No.3 Sign.

Address: 1-30-21 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 品川浦と船だまり - Shinagawa-ura to fune damari

Time: a round walk of 30+ min from Shinagawa station

Address: 1-23-6 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Directions: From Shinagawa Station it is a 10-14 minutes walk, but the closer station is Kita-Shinagawa, first stop on the Keikyu Main Line from Shinagawa to Haneda Airport.

Japanese: 虚空蔵尊（養願寺）の縁日 - Kokuzōson (Yōganji) no En'nichi

Time: a round walk of 40 min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Shinbanba on the Keikyu Main Line (2 stops from Shinagawa station), from where it's just three minutes away.

Address: 2-3 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 権現山公園 - Gongen'yama-kōen

Time: a round walk of 45+ min from Shinagawa station

Address: 3-9-5 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Japanese: 八ツ山橋 - Yatsuyamabashi

Time: a round walk of 20 min from Shinagawa station.

Address: 4-7 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 新八ツ山橋から品川教会方向を望む - Shin-Yatsuyamabashi kara Shinagawa Kyōkai hōkō o nozomu

Time: a round walk of 25 min from Shinagawa station.

Address: 4-7 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese name: 東海寺大山墓地 - Tōkaiji Ōyama bochi

Time: a round walk of 45+ min from Shinagawa station

Address: 4-11-1 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Japanese name: 利田神社と鯨塚 - Kagata-jinja to Kujira-dzuka

Time: a round walk of 35+ min from Shinagawa station

Address: 1-7 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Directions: From Shinagawa Station it is a 15-20 minutes walk, but the closer station is Kitashinagawa (6 min), first stop on the Keikyu Main Line from Shinagawa to Haneda Airport.

Japanese name: 寄木神社 - Yoriki-jinja

Time: a round walk of 45+ min from Shinagawa station

Address: 1-35 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo
Directions: From Shinagawa Station it is a 20 minutes walk, but the closer station is Shinbanba (7 min), second stop on the Keikyu Main Line from Shinagawa to Haneda Airport, or Tennozu Isle Station (10 min) on the Rinkai Line.

Japanese: 海徳寺境内 - Kaitokuji Keidai

Time: a round walk of 50+ min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Shinbanba on the Keikyu Main Line (2 stops from Shinagawa station), from where it's just five minutes away.
More Info (in Japanese): http://www.sinakan.jp/entry-info.html?id=34867

Address: 1-2-10 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 天妙国寺 - Tenmyōkokuji

Time: a round walk of 60 min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Aomonoyokocho on the Keikyu Main Line (3 stops from Shinagawa station), from where it's just four minutes away.

Address: 2-8-23 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 品川寺 - Honsenji

Time: a round walk of 66+ min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Aomonoyokocho on the Keikyu Main Line (3 stops from Shinagawa station) and the temple right in front of the station.

Address: 3-5-17 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 品川寺の江戸六地蔵 - Honsenji no Edo Roku Jizō

Time: a round walk of 66+ min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Aomonoyokocho on the Keikyu Main Line (3 stops from Shinagawa station) and the temple right in front of the station.

Address: 3-5-17 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 品川寺の梵鐘 - Honsenji no bonshō

Time: a round walk of 66+ min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Aomonoyokocho on the Keikyu Main Line (3 stops from Shinagawa station) and the temple right in front of the station.

Address: 3-5-17 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 海雲寺と千躰荒神 - Kaiunji to Sentaikōjin

Time: a round walk of 70 min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Aomonoyokocho on the Keikyu Main Line (3 stops from Shinagawa station) and the temple right next to the station.

Address: 3-5-21 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 池田山公園 - Ikedayama-kōen

Time: a round walk of 50+ min from Shinagawa station. Closer stations are Gotanda and Meguro on JR Yamanote line, Shirokanedai on Toei Mita and Toei Nanboku line as well as Takanawadai on Toei Asakusa line, from all of these stations you may reach the park in 12-13 minutes on foot.

Address: 5-4 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Japanese: 五反田公園の桜並木 - Gotanda-kōen no sakura namiki

Time: a round walk of 50+ min from Shinagawa station, but if you drop of at Gotanda station which is on the JR Yamanote line and just two stations from Shinagawa, the park is right in front of Gotanda station.

Address: 5-24-6 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Japanese: TOCとゆうぽうとのある街並み - TOC to Yūpōto no aru machinami

Time: a round walk of 70+ min from Shinagawa station. Much closer stations include Gotanda on the JR Yamanote Line, Osaki-Hirokoji Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line and Fudomae Station on the Tokyu Meguro Line, from all three stations it's only about a 9 min walk one way.

Address: 7-22-17 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Japanese: 鮫洲八幡神社 - Samezu Hachiman Jinja

Time: a round walk of 80+ min from Shinagawa station. Closest station is Aomonoyokocho on the Keikyu Main Line, from where it's a 9 min walk one way. Other close stations include Tachiaigawa also on the Keikyuu Main Line and Oimachi Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line and Rinkai Line, from where it takes 12 min one way.

Address: 1-20-10 Higashi-Oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Japanese: 立会川河口堤防船だまり - Tachiaigawa Kawaguchi Teibōsen Damari

Time: a round walk of 100 min from Shinagawa station, though the closest station is Tachiaigawa on the Keikyu Main Line (from Shinagawa station), from where it's just six minutes away.

Address: 2-17-1 Higashioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Ekipo (えきぽ) which means "station walk" is a Japanese made-up word from eki (駅 - えき) which means station and sanpo (さんぽ) meaning walk. JR East uses this word for promoting walking routes of approx. 2 hours each around many of it's stations. More info (Japanese only) can be found here: http://www.jreast.co.jp/tabidoki/walkrally_ekipo/. Using the App you can "check-in" at each sight and after completing the route you'll get a "stamp" displayed and be added to the ranking.

Ekipo at Shinagawa Station on the JR Yamanote Line

Course: approx. 7.3 km / 1:50 hours
Points on the route:

1. JR Shinagawa Station, Takanawa Exit (ＪＲ品川駅（高輪口） - JR Shinagawa-eki (Takanawa-guchi))
2. Museum of Logistics (物流博物館 - Butsuryū Hakubutsu-kan)
3. Oyama Cemetery at Tokaiji Temple (東海寺大山墓地 - Tōkai-ji Ōyama-bochi)
4. Tokaiji Temple ((東海寺 - Tōkai-ji)
5. Gongenyama Park (権現山公園 - Gongen'yama-kōen)
6. Shinagawa Shrine - (品川神社 - Shinagawa-jinja)
7. Ebara Shrine - (荏原神社 - Ebara-jinja)
8. Isshinji Temple (一心寺 - Isshin-ji)
9. Takahama Canal Promenade (高浜運河遊歩道 - Takahama-unga Yūhodō)
10. JR Shinagawa Station, Konan Exit (ＪＲ品川駅（港南口） - JR Shinagawa-eki (Kōnan-guchi))

Ekipo at Gotanda Station on the JR Yamanote Line

Course: approx. 7.4 km / 1:50 hours
Points on the route:

1. JR Gotanda Station (ＪＲ五反田駅 - JR Gotanda-eki)
2. Gotanda Park (五反田公園 - Gotanda-kōen)
3. Nemu-no-Ki Garden (ねむの木の庭 - Nemu no Ki no Niwa)
4. Ikedayama Park (池田山公園 - Ikedayama-kōen)
5. Seisen University (清泉女子大学 - Seisen Joshi Daigaku)
6. Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (原美術館 - Hara Bijutsu-kan)
7. Gotanda Fureai Waterside Plaza (五反田ふれあい水辺広場 - Gotanda Fureai Mizube Hiroba)
8. TOC Building (ＴＯＣビル - TOC Biru)
9. Gotanda Cultural Centre (五反田文化センター - Gotanda Bunka Sentā)
10. JR Gotanda Station (ＪＲ五反田駅 - JR Gotanda-eki)

Ekipo at Oimachi Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line

Course: approx. 6.4 km / 1:40 hours
Points on the route:

1. JR Oimachi Station (ＪＲ大井町駅 - JR Ōimachi-eki)
2. Shinagawa History Museum (品川歴史観 - Shinagawa Rekishi-kan)
3. Omori Shell Mounds Ruins Garden (大森貝塚遺跡庭園 - Ōmori Kaidzuka Iseki Teien)
4. Shinagawa Aquarium (品川水族館 - Shinagawa Suizoku-kan)
5. Shinagawa Ward Residents Park (品川区民公園 - Shinagawa-kumin-kōen)
6. Samezu Bridge (鮫洲橋 - Samezu-bashi)
7. Oi Ginza Shopping District (大井銀座商店街 - Ōi Ginza Shōtengai)