Nishiarai Daishi Temple
This temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism is located in the Nishiarai district of Tokyo’s Adachi City, and is officially known as Gochisan Henjoin Soji-ji. It is said to have been founded in 826 and is considered to have begun when the monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) visited Nishiarai and personally carved a statue of the eleven-faced Kannon, the principal object of worship in the temple, to help people that were worried about an epidemic that was going around, and also made prayers on their behalf. It flourished in the past as a temple for women to pray for protection against misfortune, and now as one of the three Daishi temples in Kanto it is bustling with visitors every year for hatsu-mode (the first visit to a shrine in the new year). From around early April there are approximately 100 types and 2,500 plants of botan (tree peonies) that bloom all over the temple grounds, and it is famous as a place to see botan.
Spot details
- Address
- Tokyo Adachi-ku Nishiarai 1-15-1 Map
- Phone
- 0338902345
- Hours
- [Reception hours for Ogoma, prayers, etc.] 9:00-16:30
- Closed
- open everyday
- Fees
- Precincts freedom
- Parking Lot
- Not available
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN