Nishiarai Daishi, founded 1200 years ago, with a new district by the station on the site of a former textile mill
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Nishiarai Sakaecho 1-chome, outside the west exit of Nishiarai Station, was mostly the former site of the textile company Nisshin Boseki's Tokyo factory. After redevelopment, several apartment buildings, the shopping center Ario Nishiarai, and a park were built there. About 1.2 km west of the station is Nishiarai 1-chome, home to Nishiarai Daishi.
The Daishi happens to mark its 1200th anniversary in 2026, and in front of its gate vendors sell kusa dango. In early January, more than 20 varieties of plum trees on the grounds bloom one after another.
In 2020, about 35% of households in Nishiarai Sakaecho 1-chome had three or more people, higher than the Adachi City average; households with one person made up less than 40%, lower than the City average.
Nishiarai Station has 3 platforms and 6 tracks, where the Tobu Skytree Line and the Daishi Line meet, with through-service trains running directly to the Hibiya Line and the Hanzomon Line. The new west exit, opened in September 2022, added elevators and escalators, and right outside the west exit is the bus terminal.
Looking at our street photos, the buildings rank 103rd among 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the highest-ranking item for this neighborhood. Overall convenience of daily life ranks 181st, and healthcare ranks 139th.
Greenery ranks 238th, the weakest item for this neighborhood. In 2020, about 180 people lived per hectare in this neighborhood.
During the first shrine visit of the New Year (hatsumode), the Daishi gets very crowded.
The place name Nishiarai is said to come from a well on the west side of the Daishi's main hall. From the Edo period through the Meiji period, this well's water was considered good water, and was highly valued in the Edo shitamachi area, which lacked good water.
The main hall was damaged by fire three times, in 1444, 1446, and 1503, but the principal image survived unharmed each time, so it is also called the "fire-proof Daishi". Since it was within a day's round trip from Edo, many women came to worship there, earning it the name "Women's Nishiarai Daishi".
Nishiarai Station opened in 1899, and the Daishi Line to the Daishi opened in 1931. The Nisshin Boseki factory stopped production in 2002, and about 14.5 hectares of the site were redeveloped; Ario Nishiarai opened in 2007. In 2019, the monzen-machi and residential area around the Daishi were designated a Special Landscape Formation Area.
After the new west exit opened in 2022, the old west exit station building began demolition, and it was also decided to renovate the west exit roundabout.
Next, the west exit transportation plaza will be developed, consolidating bus and taxi pick-up and drop-off points, scheduled for completion in March 2030.
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