Quite often in Japan, you will find a neighborhood of shops leading to a major shrine or temple. But if there was one area that caught my attention, it would have to be the shops that you see before or after visiting Nishiarai Daichi, the Read More …
In Tokyo’s Adachi Ward, if there is one name for a shrine that you can find several in Tokyo, it’s Hikawa Shrine. The one I visited is the Hikawa Shrine that is part of the Shigeru Ruins and is often referred to as “The House Read More …
While I was in Higashiko, Adachi, I explored the Jodo Shinshu Jokoji Temple. I’m not too familiar with Buddhist sects but Jodo Shinshu (The True Essence of the Pure Land Teaching) is also known as Shin Buddhism. Founded by former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran, Shin Read More …
If you are ever in Adachi and near Takenotsuka Station, located nearby in a residential area, is a historical park known as Shirahatazuka Historical Sites Park (Shirohatatsukashiseki Park). Around the area, ruins have been excavated in various mounds. But the park is known as the Read More …
I posted about the late and wonderful Nishiarai Daishi temple in Adachi Ward in Tokyo. But as you leave Nishiarai Daishi temple and pass the shops and head towards Daishimae Station, you will run into another temple looking structure. That structure next door to the Read More …
So often, while walking in Japan, you will discover shrines or temples in the middle a neighborhood or right next to a station. Right next door to Kohoku Station is Koroku Shrine in Adachi, Tokyo. Kohoku Station was opened back in April 1, 1901 as Read More …
Nishiarai Daishi (西新井大師), known formally as Sojiji (総持寺), is a relatively large Shingon Buddhist temple located in the northeastern part of Tokyo. It is said to have been founded in 826 by Shingon Sect founder Kukai. This temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism, Read More …
