Visit temples & shrines in Japan Page 3

• Age 4～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00

Welcome to Kawaguchi, one of the first post towns on the ancient Nikko Onari Kaido highway, which once connected Edo (modern day Tokyo) with the temple and shrine-filled city of Nikko. Your guide will meet you at Shakujouji Temple, just a short walk from the station, ready to take you into a day in the life of a shogun traveling to Nikko to pay their respects at Toshogu Shrine. Generations of Tokugawa shoguns, who ruled over Japan during the Edo period, stopped here during their journeys. Your guide will give you an overview of this history, before taking part in a Buddhist blessing ritual. Then get a true taste of Edo cuisine, by enjoying the same meal that shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ate during his visit to the temple on April 13, 1728. The menu was recorded in a historical chronicle, and an Edo food expert recreated each individual dish based on recipe books from the period. Finally, you will have the unique opportunity to try on a Takasagozome kimono, featuring elaborate patterns that were all the rage in the inner quarters of the shogun's court. Most people in Japan have never seen, let alone worn, a Takasago-dyed kimono!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 07:45

This is a trial course at Mountain Support Yamaya for those who want to start climbing mountains this year. In the climbing class for beginners, we will teach each customer various things related to mountain climbing such as how to climb and descend without getting tired, how to walk without slipping, how to use and choose equipment such as poles, etc. Beginners and veterans who want to learn from the basics are welcome to join this course. ~Experience flow~ Kokusai Kaikan Station (meet around 7:45) = Use car or bus = Convenience store = Shugakuin, Micazaka, Hiei Mountain Cable Car, Daihiei, Enryakuji, Piston, Shugakuin or Kitashirakawa, Parking lot = Kokusai Kaikan Station (expected return time 5-6pm) Approximately 5 and a half hours of walking *Depending on the time, you may also go down the cable car to Yase, Kyoto on the way back.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• 1 Day or more
• 15:00

You will be able to observe a special ritual called the ``knife ceremony'' at Japan's only shrine dedicated to the god of cooking. Using a knife and chopsticks, you can cook carp, red sea bream, etc. without touching them at all. His movements in accordance with ancient methods and his knife handling are the skills of a master. It is a solemn ceremony that conveys the traditions of Japanese cuisine to this day. In addition, please relax and enjoy the hot springs while enjoying representative Japanese cuisine such as sushi at the nearby Japanese-style inn "Ginrinso Kotobuki".

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 18:00

・"Meal for Shinto and People" At the "Gonden" hall of Tanzan Shrine, we will eat a kaiseki bento box made from the "goshinsen" of the shrine's prayers.・Official worship will be held at the main hall of the shrine.・Enjoy the light-up reserved for participants.・We plan to provide a guide in English. ``Shinto-jin kyoshoku'' is a remnant of the past, now known as ``Osechi ryori'' for New Year holidays. It is a Shinto ritual that has been held at shrines for a thousand years, and there is a legend that by eating food with the gods, you will receive divine power.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups