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Naritasan Fudoson Temple

Naritasan Fudoson is known as a temple for worship of the deity Fudo Myo-o, or Acala in Sanskrit. The temple is particularly renowned for prayers for traffic safety. More than 2 million people visit each year, and more than 200,000 vehicles receive blessings.

Naritasan Fudoson is known as a temple for worship of the deity Fudo Myo-o, or Acala in Sanskrit. It was constructed in 1934, using a location with a grand view of Korien as a holy site. Since then, it has watched over the commercial metropolis of Osaka and the Buddhist capitol of Kyoto as a temple that grants wishes and good fortune while repelling misfortune. In the present day, it receives more than 2 million visitors each year.It is also known as the first temple in Japan to offer blessings of traffic safety for drivers and vehicles alike. The temple has a structure for traffic safety blessings of vehicles separate from its main hall, with the capacity to hold 100 vehicles at once. 200,000 vehicles visit this facility every year.

Basic information

Open
7:00 - 17:00
Directions
15-minute walk from Korien Station on the Keihan Main Line
Location
10-1 Narita Nishimachi, Neyagawa-shi, Osaka
Tel
072-833-8881
Fax
072-833-1334
URL
http://www.osaka-naritasan.or.jp/

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