Temple Fukagawa fudou

Using Sobu line from Tokyo sta, within 15 minutes, there is a temple Fukagawa fudou.

In front of Fukagawa Fudou

To Fukagawa　Fudou,　there is narrow path.

Most　of all temple and shrine in Japan have this kind of pass which there are cafe, store and restaurant.

This kind of path is called Sandou.

San-dou means birth canal.   San means birth, dou means path of baby going from　uterus.

The famous Sansou is Omotesandou in Aoyama and Harajuku.

Omotesandou is birth canal of Meiji Jingu shrine.







By the way, this is a branch temple of Narita san Shinshouji temple in Chiba, next prefecture of Tokyo.

As I wrote yesterday's blog, there was a man who rebelled against emperor over 1000 years ago in Kanto erea. Kanto area is Tokyo, Saitama and Kanagawa and so on.

His name is Masakado Taira.

Narita san Shinshouji temple was built to surrender the ghost of him in 939.

In 1881, it was thought the temple was needed a branch in Edo.

So Fukagawa fudou was built.

The house of temple was renovated newly.

In this temple, there is an amazing beautiful tunnel!!!


This is the scenery of it. There are many many many small Fudou Myouou,  kind of Buddha, made from　woods and being put them into boxes of crystal!!!


Couldn't close your mouth!!  How many buddha are there!!

This tunnel was built for pray. So some of them have someone's name.

The well(Left)/Smoking vase,
people let their head close to it to get smoke to brain.
 becouse this smoke make us smarter!  (Right)

The rule of visiting temple or shrine, at first you should wash your hands and mouth at well.


In front of them, there must be a box for coin and bell over your head.

You could buy Omikuji, a fortune paper.(Left)/Coin box is the brown one which a boy was trying to(right)

Throw your coin to the box, clap your hand twice and close your eyes.

In your heart, you should tell who you are, where you from, and say your wish.

After that, take a bow　and leave there.

These kind of monster protect shrine.

If you go to Fukagawa fudou, there is a entrance of inside of temple next to the coin box.
Take your shoes, and there is a map.

There is a stone bridge which has light reflection of old India's letter, statues of buddha, roomm,

and crystal tunnel!!

You　could definitely feel sanctuary here!




Since this area is old place, there are some interesting shrine, cafe, and so on.

Tomioka Hachimangu is also famous around here. Once a month, they hold antique market.

It's just 2 minutes from Fukagawa fudou.

I went an antique market, it's fan!

After going to there, you could enjoy eating sweats!