Temple · Monzen-nakacho

Fukagawa Fudodo 深川不動堂

The Tokyo branch of Naritasan Shinshoji, where booming taiko drums and roaring flames fill the hall during the daily goma fire ritual, and where a dazzling corridor of 9,500 tiny crystal Fudo statues glows upstairs.

HoursAbout 8:00–18:00; goma rituals from 9:00; indoor halls close earlier

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereMonzen-nakacho Station (Tozai/Oedo Lines) Exit 1, 2 min

Time needed45 min

Best timeThe 1st, 15th or 28th of the month; any goma ritual time

Address1-17-13 Tomioka, Koto City, Tokyo

Websitefukagawafudou.gr.jp

About

Locals in Monzen-nakacho treat Fukagawa Fudodo as their own, but few tourists find it even though it is a two-minute walk from the station. The new main hall, faced in Sanskrit characters, sits beside a 19th-century old hall that survived the war. Several times a day monks perform the goma fire ritual: drums thunder, sutras are chanted, flames leap from the altar and worshippers hold bags and wallets over the fire to be blessed, anyone may sit in and watch. Upstairs, the Inori no Kairo prayer corridor is lined with about 9,500 small crystal Fudo Myoo figures lit from behind, a startling, almost futuristic space. On the 1st, 15th and 28th the approach street, Fudo-dori, fills with festival stalls, and its old shops sell Fukagawa-meshi, clam rice, and senbei.

Highlights

Goma fire ritual with taiko drums, held several times daily, free to attend
Inori no Kairo: corridor lined with about 9,500 illuminated crystal Fudo statues
Walls of the main hall covered in Sanskrit mantra characters
Ennichi fairs on the 1st, 15th and 28th of every month
Nakamise-style approach street with Fukagawa-meshi clam rice and sweets

Tips

Goma rituals usually start at 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 17:00, arrive 10 minutes early to get a seat; photography is not allowed during the ritual.
Shoes off for the indoor halls; the crystal corridor is on the 2nd floor of the main hall.
Visit on the 28th for the full fair atmosphere, then walk 3 minutes to Tomioka Hachimangu.
End the day in the Tatsumi Shinmichi drinking alley near the station.

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