[Miyagi Prefecture, Zao Town] 1/13 Departure from Sendai Station A life trip to experience the gods of Zao that combines mountain worship ・ Miyagi Zao Winter Luxury Cultural Experience Tour 2 nights 3 days

A life trip experience where you can feel the gods of Zao, combining mountain worship. A life trip experience tour that combines two traditional cultures with different stories of worshiping Mt. Katta in the Zao mountain range, and brings you closer to the "gods" at two shrines that have long been the spiritual home of local residents. At the "Kattamine Shrine Dawn Pilgrimage" held at Katamine Shrine in the Miya district, you can enjoy a special tour of unreleased content that has only been held locally until now, such as the "100-kan Shimenawa Offering," where one of the largest shimenawa ropes in Japan is carried and dedicated to the sacred tree! A limited experience that utilizes Yugami Shrine, which was built to give thanks to the gods for the source of Togatta Onsen, which has been in operation for over 400 years, and serves dishes made from ingredients that have been blessed by natural bounty from volcanic activity, and experiences a ceremony of thanks. This Yugami Shrine is an unopened and uncrowded area that is only known to a select few local residents. We provide content that allows you to experience the culture and food surrounding this shrine in one place. In addition, both contents are high-value-added tours with illuminations and night contents that visually allow you to feel the mountain gods of mountain worship. Expected schedule Date Scheduled time Route "1/13 (Mon)" 13:00 Meet at Sendai Station 14:00 Mountain worship Walking around the city 15:30 Check-in at Takesenso 17:30 Travel 18:00 Yugami Shrine Light up 16:00-20:30 19:30 Travel 19:45 Snack "1/14 (Tue)" 9:00 Departure 9:45 Fox Village (Economy) / Zao Sake Brewery (High Class) 10:30 Departure 11:15 Lunch 12:30 Departure 13:30 Tour of frost-covered trees 16:00 Travel 17:00 Dawn visit (High Class does not participate) 18:30 Travel 19:00 Hotel 19:10 Dinner "1/15 (Wed)" 8:30 Departure 9:00 Strawberry picking 10:00 Prayer (farewell) / Goshuincho 10:45 Departure 11:45 Disband @ Sendai Station

This festival is held every year at Kattamine Shrine in the Miya district. For the past 70 years, men who are in their unlucky years (42 years old according to the traditional Japanese age reckoning system) carry 100-kan shimenawa ropes and parade through the town before making an offering to the 500-year-old sacred Meoto Sugi tree in the shrine grounds. In addition, Kagura performances and a Dondo festival are held in the shrine grounds.

In order to visually draw attention to the mountain god of mountain worship, at Yugami Shrine, a performance will be held during the event that utilizes light (illuminations and searchlights) that will shine in the direction of the worship destination or on landmarks (such as the direction towards the peak of Mt. Katta).