Kawasaki Daishi is a temple to pray in Kanagawa Prefecture's Kawasaki to ward off poor luck. Kawasaki Daishi is a temple renowned for good riddance and is said to have advantages in driving away poor luck and wishing fulfillment.
About Kawasaki Daishi
The official name of Kawasaki Daishi is "Kongosan Kinjoin Heikenji". It is a very historic temple which was built in 1128. It is famous as "Kanto Sanzan" together with Naritasan Shinshoji Temple(Chiba Prefecture) and Head Temple Takao-san Yakuoin Hachioji City, Tokyo.
Highlights of Kawasaki Daishi
Besides visiting the Dai-Hondo(Main Hall), Kawasaki Daishi has religious places to visit. Also, you can purchase amulets.
Let's go around the spiritual sites
There are many spiritual places in Kawasaki Daishi's big site. Five of them are especially strong in particular: Dai-Hondo(Main Hall), Kyozo (Sutra Repository), Fukutoku Inari Shrine, Shozukano Baba, and Yakushi-Den(Yakushi Hall). Each is a nice place to guard against poor luck and to pray for better fortune. If you have time, it's advised to go around them.
Let's buy an amulet
At Kawasaki Daishi's "osazukedokoro," you can purchase different amulets and talismans. Since this place is renowned for warding off evils, particularly popular amulets are "Yakuyoke Omamori" and "Migawari Omamori." If you also want to pray for excellent luck, it is suggested to use "Kaiun Omamori."
Kawasaki Daishi Furin-Ichi (Wind-Bell-Market)
Furin-Ichi is one of the popular events of Kawasaki Daishi that takes place in July every year. It features 900 kinds of about 30,000 wind chimes collected from all over Japan. They give refreshing tinkles. Because the wind chimes are made of different materials, their timbres are quite different. In addition, they are so rich in design properties that you will find them worth a look.
Nakamise-Dori
Nakamise-Dori is a street about 150m long that links to the Daisanmon, the entrance of Kawasaki Daishi. The street has lots of gourmet food stores where you can easily eat kuzumochi (mochi made with fermented wheat starch), sweets, okaki (rice crackers made with dried mochi), steamed buns and so on. There are also other lucky charms such as Daruma, flower shops, souvenir shops and restaurants. It is a popular spot where many people come to visit at the time of the first shrine visit and events.
Access to Kawasaki Daishi
Kawasaki Daishi is at an 8-minute walking distance from "Kawasaki Daishi Station" of the Keikyu Line. If you go from Tokyo, take the Keikyu Line at Shinagawa Station to reach Kawasaki Daishi Station. If you go from Kanagawa, change to Keikyu Line at Yokohama Station (change trains once only).
Spot information
- Spot name: Kawasaki Daishi Heiken-Ji Temple
- Street Address: 4-48 Daishimachi, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-8521
- Access: About an 8-minute walk from Keikyu Daishi Line "Kawasaki-Daishi Station"
- Wi-Fi: Unavailable
- Language: English
- Credit cards: Not accepted
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