Happens near the end of summer, check local schedules.
They take turns so it comes across as somewhat as a competition of one-upmanship. It has a 'boom-factor' rivalling some of the larger ones, but is instead split into two on the roster each with half the notoriety (thus bumping it to the end of the listings) as half the fireworks are launched in Tokyo Prefecture and half in Kanagawa Prefecture. Summer fireworks displays Whilst summer fireworks are ubiquitous across Japan, especially Tokyo, the one outside Futako-Tamagawa station between Tokyo and Kawasaki is perhaps the hidden gem of the calendar.The horse track is located next to the Keikyu Daishi Line Minatomachi station, while the keirin track is a 15 minute walk from the JR and Keikyu Kawasaki train stations. If you like to gamble, Kawasaki is also home to a horse racing track and a keirin (bicycle racing) track.The large grounds display over twenty traditional Japanese houses (and the gate of Nagoya castle), dating from the late 17th to early 20th century and transplanted from around the country. 3 Nihon Minka-En ( 日本民家園) ( 12 min walk from Mukogaoka-yuen station on the Odakyu Line from Shinjuku, or 20 min from Noborito on the JR Nanbu Line).Entry is free, but donations are accepted. Opening hours are erratic, but the shrine shop attendant will usually be happy to open it up on request. A few notable exhibits include a version of the Three Monkeys with two extra monkeys and life-sized brass model of a vagina if you buy an amulet from the shop (see Buy), you're supposed to rub it against this. In the shrine building you can also find a small sex museum, showcasing mostly Japanese erotic art.Definitely best visited during festival time (see Do). It inexplicably shares its grounds with a kindergarten. There is a hospital on the corner visible from the station, and the shrine is just beyond it. To get to the shrine, take the only exit from Kawasaki Daishi station, cross the intersection and follow the road that branches off second from the right.
There are a number of stories behind this, and while the most entertaining one is certainly the official legend (see box), the more likely explanation seems that prostitutes from nearby brothels - still a large industry in Kawasaki - used to pray here for protection. A quiet Shinto shrine that would be indistinguishable from your average neighborhood shrine if not for one thing: this happens to be one of Japan's few remaining fertility shrines, and the deity venerated here assumes the form of a meter-long iron phallus, known as Kanamara-sama (金まら様, lit.
Being one of the largest temples in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, this place is phenomenally popular as a place for locals to pray in the New Year at midnight.
Easily reached on foot from Kawasaki Daishi station, a 10-minute stroll through a shopping arcade. Featuring a 8-sided, 5-storied pagoda and more large temple buildings than you can shake a stick at, Kawasaki Daishi is a textbook example of a Japanese temple and remarkable primarily for the fact that on a weekday you can pretty much have the place to yourself. A large temple dedicated to famed monk and scholar Kobo Daishi (see Mt.
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