Narita-san Shinshō-ji Temple 成田山新勝時 The small town of Narita possesses one of Japan's greatest and most colourful temples: Narita-san Shinshō-ji Temple 成田山新勝時 The Narita-san Shinshō-ji Temple attracts some 10 million (mostly Japanese) visitors annually. It is one of the main centre of the Buddhist Shingon sect in Japan and has several branches throughout Kanto. The temple was founded in 940. The legend has it that a Goma rite dedicated to the image of Fudomyoo, which had originally been enshr