by Takuya Horiuchi
 The water that drops from dragons' mouths can be found inside Arai Yakushi
Temple in Arai in Nakano ward. An ancient manuscript says that the entire
village was named Arai, or new wells, because of abundant water sources in the
region. In recent days, the water once dried up after the construction of a
public park, but in 1960 when memorial service was held for white dragons, a
great well long protected by granite rocks was discovered just 2m under ground -
story of white dragons' guidance was born then.
The natural water flows down
from mouths of twin twined dragon statues located inside the temple, available
for drinking.
Location: 5-3-5 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Transportation: 15 minutes walk
from JR "Nakano" station, or 5 minutes walk from "AraiYakushiji-Mae" station on
Seibu Shinjuku Line.
Contact: Nakano Arai Yakushi 81-(0)3-3386-1355
Courtesy of our Affilate: Global Water K.K.
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