Nishi-Arai Daishi

Address: 1-15-1 Nishi Arai, Adachi-ku, Tokyo
■Subjects that can be photographed: Wind chimes
■Suggested season: Summer
■Recommended time: Noon
■Parking: Available for a fee
■Admission fee: None
■Limit on admission time: No
■Toilets: Available

Nishiarai Daishi is a historic temple located in Adachi-ku, Tokyo, and is widely known for its prayers to ward off bad luck. It is also a popular spot for photography enthusiasts, who can enjoy the beautiful scenery of each season: cherry blossoms in spring, wind chimes in early summer, and autumn leaves in fall. Especially during the Fu-ring Festival in summer, colorful wind chimes decorating the temple grounds sway in the wind, creating a fantastic atmosphere with their cool tones. Visitors who choose a quieter time of the day can enjoy a relaxing time, feel the pleasant breeze, and enjoy a moment of healing away from everyday life. The easy accessibility makes it an appealing place to stop by.

Nishiarai Daishi｜Composition that depicts depth with front blur and ball blur

In this photo of Nishiarai Daishi, the wind chime in the foreground is in focus, and the wind chime in the background is rendered in ball blur to bring out a three-dimensional effect and soft atmosphere.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜A fantastic world of wind chimes peeking through the cracks

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi with a composition that captures the wind chimes in the back through the gap between them, and was completed with a fantastic and deep impression in mind.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜Look up at the wind chimes and the sky in the sunlight

This photo was composed at Nishiarai Daishi, looking up a bit to capture the soft sunlight shining on the wind chimes, which expresses the transparent light of summer.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜Depth expression focusing on the third wind bell

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, focusing on the third beautiful wind chime from the front in a line of wind chimes, with an awareness of depth and three-dimensionality.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜A moment in summer played by shaking wind chimes

This photograph captures the momentary movement of wind chimes swaying in the wind at Nishiarai Daishi, expressing the lightness and freshness of summer.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜Cool scenery of wind chimes and ponds receiving light

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, capturing the moment the light hits the wind chimes displayed in front of the pond, creating a composition that evokes a cool atmosphere and a summer scene.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜The soft atmosphere of the wind chimes in the center of the building

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, with the central wind chime swaying in the wind as the main subject, and the background softly blurred to create a light summer atmosphere.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜Depth composition with transparent wind chimes in focus

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, with the transparent wind chimes in the foreground in focus, consciously trying to add depth to the line of wind chimes.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜Kikyo flowers surrounded by soft light

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, where I found a lovely kikyo flower planted in a pot and photographed it in soft light to enhance its gentle hue.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜Cute Edo-style wind bell with Daruma motif

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi in an attempt to convey the charm of traditional wind chimes by taking a close-up of an Edo-style wind bell with a daruma motif featuring an adorable expression.

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Nishiarai Daishi｜The playful spirit of summer conveyed through kappa wind chimes

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, where we found an Edo-style wind bell of a kappa with a unique expression, and it is a work of art that evokes a playful Japanese spirit and the coolness of summer.

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