Fudo Myo-o and the Peaceful YONEYA
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, the head temple famous for its Narita Fudo Myo-o, was founded in 940 by imperial command of Emperor Suzaku as a sacred place to protect the eastern provinces, and has continued to pass on its teachings to the present day without interruption.
The first shrine was built in a place called Kotsugahara, south of Narita city.
However, after the mid-Muromachi period, the temple complex, which had once boasted such grandeur, fell into total disrepair, and after consultation with local headmen, Morooka Saburozaemon, the headman of Narita village, decided by chance to move the principal image of the temple, Acala, into his own compound, where it was kept in service until the 9th year of the Eiroku era (1566).
Saburozaemon was a distant ancestor of the founder of YONEYA CO., LTD. , and the site of his mansion is located in the area of the former site of the Fudo Myo-o garden on the grounds of NAGOMI-YONEYA Main Store.
Our company has been walking alongside the history of Narita since the Eiroku period thanks to our blessed connection with Fudo Myo-o.
Former site of Fudo Shrine Garden
The place where Fudo Myo-o was first enshrined in Narita is located within the grounds of NAGOMI-YONEYA Sohonten.
This place is the origin of NAGOMI-YONEYA and is carefully preserved as a sacred place.
Please feel free to use this as a place of rest during your visit to Naritasan.
1Monument commemorating the relocation of Narita Fudoson
It was erected to commemorate the fact that the principal image of Naritasan was enshrined here, and also to express gratitude for the fact that our company has continued to serve Fudo Myo-o up to this day.
In October 1966, an unveiling ceremony was held, with the 19th chief priest of Naritasan, Archpriest Matsuda Shoo, as the chief priest.
The characters were written by our company's founder, Chozo Morooka.
2The immovable large well
Nearby there was a large well from which flowed sacred water that was loved by the local people, and Morooka Saburozaemon, who moved the statue to this place, drew water from the well every morning and offered it to the statue.
Even after the main hall was moved to its current location, people continued to come from Naritasan every morning to fetch water to offer to the principal image until the mid-Meiji period.
Although the large well at that time has since been filled in, the Morooka family has never let the clear water that springs from the same water vein dry up, and based on this historical fact, has passed it down to the present day as the "unmoved large well."
Fudo's Oido Tea Ceremony
- Every year on a weekend in April, an outdoor tea ceremony is held by the Omotesenke Naritaichi Tea Ceremony Company, using water pumped from the Fudo Well.
Anyone can participate for free, regardless of etiquette.
More than 100 years of history and tradition live on
The height of flavor
Carefully selected adzuki beans grown in the rich natural environment of Tokachi, Hokkaido.
The sharp sweetness of the highest purity rock sugar. Natural agar with a smooth texture. Carefully crafted using the famous water from Fudo no Oido well.
Please enjoy to your heart's content.
The famous water from the "Fudou no Oido" well was used.
Specialty Monaka
The bean paste, carefully cooked in the famous waters of the "Fudo no O-Ido" well, which is associated with Fudo Myo-o, and the fragrant mochi skin are exquisite.
3Heisei Water Guardian Fudoson
To protect this garden, our honorary chairman, Kenichi Morooka, has invited a branch of the principal image of Naritasan to be enshrined here.
The statue was erected in 1989, on the 90th anniversary of our company's founding, in hopes of a peaceful Narita airport, and was named "Heisei Water Guardian Fudo" so that the water resources symbolized by the "Fudo Well" will be protected for future generations.
In April 1992, on the 850th anniversary of the death of Kokyo Daishi, the founder of the revival of Shingon Buddhism, an eye-opening ceremony was held with the 20th chief priest of Naritasan, Daisojo Tsurumi Shoseki, as the chief priest.
4Bust of Chozo Morooka
Our company founder, Chozo Morooka, opened a Yokan (sweet bean jelly) shop in front of the gates of Naritasan Temple in 1899. He revered Naritasan Temple from an early age, and, embodying the spirit of Fudo Myo-o, he continued to serve the community of Narita. In May 1964, he was made an honorary citizen of Narita City. The bust was created by the late Mr. Fumio Asakura, a member of the Japan Art Academy.
Also, on the right side of the bust is a monument bearing an old poem by Chozo, "Day after day, the rising sun rises, but no one can bow to its shadow."
It represents the desire to keep praying to the setting sun forever, with hands together in prayer, with gratitude for the day and reflection for tomorrow, and in accordance with this teaching, the bust was erected facing west.
