Nishiarai Daishi is one of Tokyo's major Shingon Buddhist temples, a spacious, atmospheric complex of halls, a pagoda and a pond garden, long visited for warding off misfortune. Its festivals and New Year crowds are lively; the rest of the year it's calm. Free to visit, in the city's north-east.
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