Naritasan Fudoson Temple

"This Shingon Chisan Buddhist temple is located in Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture. Dedicated to Acala, called ""Fudo Myo'o"" in Japanese, the temple is known as the ""Osaka Narita-san Fudo-son"" and is the 28th station along the Kinki 36 Fudo Temples pilgrimage route. The temple was founded in 1934. Famous as the first temple in Japan where drivers come with their cars to pray for traffic safety, in addition to the temple's main hall, there is also a dedicated traffic safety prayer hall with parking spaces for 100 cars. Each year around New Year's, the temple's front gate is adorned with stunning traditional decorations made from 13-meter-high pine trees still bearing their roots and old plum trees. During the first three days of the new year, the temple welcomes around 750 thousand worshippers."