Nishiarai Daishi|Summer precincts filled with the sound of wind chimes

Enjoy the summer scenery with the sound of wind chimes at Nishiarai Daishi

Nishiarai Daishi is a historic temple located in Adachi-ku, Tokyo, and is widely known as a place to pray for protection from bad luck. The temple grounds are beautiful in each of the four seasons, with cherry blossoms in spring, wind chimes in early summer, and autumn leaves in fall, making it an attractive place to enjoy different beauties each time you visit. The summer Fu-ring Festival is especially worth seeing, as the precincts are decorated with colorful wind chimes, and their cool tones echo in the wind, creating a somewhat magical atmosphere. If you choose a relatively quiet time to visit, you can enjoy the pleasant breeze and have a peaceful moment, forgetting the hustle and bustle of daily life. The easy accessibility of the area, combined with the fact that it is easy to visit, is another reason for its popularity.

Key points for photography

The key point of the photo shoot was to place the summer wind chimes of Nishiarai Daishi as the main subject, choosing a slightly backlit time of day and placing the wind chimes in the foreground, and blurring the main hall and approach in the background to create a photo with depth that shows the transparency and cool colors of the glass and even the emotion of the wind blowing through it.

Best viewing and photography timing

Best Season

early summer

Recommended times

Access & Basic Information (Check Before Shooting)

Item Details
Address 1-15-1 Nishi Arai, Adachi-ku, Tokyo
subject wind chime
Admission fee None
Admission Time None
Parking lot Yes (charged)
Restroom Yes

The day I visited this place in the past

Route taken on July 5, 2025

Shooting Route for July 20, 2026

2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | A wind chime tag facing the front

I took this photo at Nishiarai Daishi, capturing the moment when the strips of paper hanging from the wind chimes, swaying in the breeze, were perfectly aligned facing the camera.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Strips of paper with wind chime designs set against a green background

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi; it captures the moment when the green foliage in the background is softly blurred and the strips of paper hanging from the wind chimes overlap ever so slightly.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | A view of the wind chime rack looking up from a diagonal angle below

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi; it captures the wind chimes hanging overhead, framed from a diagonal angle looking up at the wind chime rack.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Strips of paper for wind chimes glowing in the yellow-green light

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi; I blurred the yellow-green light in the background to make it sparkle and focused on the strip of paper attached to the wind chime in the foreground.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | A Yellow Wind Chime Enveloped in Bokeh

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi. I focused on the yellow wind chime in the foreground, taking into account the depth of the wind chime display, so that the wind chimes lined up in the background would appear as beautiful bokeh.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Strips of paper hanging from yellow wind chimes swaying in the breeze

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi and shows the yellow strips of paper attached to the wind chimes gently swaying in the summer breeze.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | A row of wind chimes with blurred foreground and background

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi. I made use of the depth of the wind chime display to softly blur the foreground and background, capturing the center of the row of wind chimes lined up in a straight line.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Green Bokeh and Refreshing Wind Chimes

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi; I deliberately composed the shot so that the greenery spreading out in the background would create a beautiful, round bokeh effect, capturing the refreshing wind chimes.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Wind Chimes Against a Green Background

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi; I kept the number of wind chimes in the frame to a minimum and boldly blurred the green background.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Strips of paper attached to wind chimes gently swaying in the breeze

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, capturing the moment when the strips of paper attached to the wind chimes gently swayed in a light breeze.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Wind Chimes with Beautiful Light and Shadow

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi; I chose a brightly lit spot in the background and focused on capturing the contrast between light and shadow on the wind chime.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Overlapping Strips of Paper and Green Bokeh Spots

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, capturing the overlapping strips of paper on a wind chime swaying in the breeze, set against a backdrop of green bokeh.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Adorable Cat Wind Chimes

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi to capture the charming cat-themed wind chimes in a way that conveys their design.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | The Depth of the Shaved Ice Wind Chimes and the Wind Chime Rack

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, featuring a wind chime designed with a summery shaved ice motif, framed in a way that conveys the depth of the wind chime rack.
2026

Nishi-Arai Daishi | Vivid Red Edo-Style Wind Chimes

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, featuring an Edo-style wind chime with a striking bright red color, with the background softly blurred.
Year 2025

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.
Year 2025

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.
Year 2025

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.
Year 2025

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.
Year 2025

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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