Naritasan Shinshoji Temple

It is a large and highly popular Buddhist temple complex in Narita City, not far from Narita Airport. It is recommended site to visit if you have a few hours to spend around the airport and wish to experience historic Japan.

                       

The temple was completed in the year 940 around its main sacred object of worship, a statue of the Buddhist Fudo Myoo deity. Kobo Daishi, the founder of the Shingon Sect and one of the most important figures in Japan's religious history, is said to have carved the statue.

                        
 
One of the attractions is its store lined approach, the Omotesando. Stretching over the entire one kilometer distance from Narita railway stations to the temple, Omotesando is a lively street lined by numerous restaurants and shops, that have been selling traditional crafts, foods and souvenirs.