Akita in Visit temples & shrines

• Age 10～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Experience Buddhism at Ryusenji Temple. Learn about Buddhist teachings while worshiping rare Buddhist statues. You can unify your mind by copying sutras. (You can also meditate instead of copying sutras) You can make a bracelet with your own prayer beads. Take it home as a souvenir. ~Experience flow~9:00 Experience Buddhism Information about the history and traditions of Ryusenji Temple9:15 Visit to the Buddha statue Visit cultural assets and rare Buddha statues10:15 Sutra copying experience Copy the Heart Sutra using a brush and ink. Take a break after finishing (approximately 15 minutes)11:00 Making a prayer beads bracelet Make your own bracelet from prayer beads. Each bead has a prayer meaning, and you can choose your own. ~12:00 Question response We will answer any questions you may have or would like to ask.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 50
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00

"Enjoy the scenery of the UNESCO World Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi" Walk the mountains of Noshiro in full pilgrimage attire with Noen Haruharu, a guide from Ryusenji Temple! You can hear about history and faith from your guide, and about trees and flowers from Noen Haruharu. Experience Buddhism by walking through the mountain scenery of the four seasons. Pick seasonal wild vegetables, cook them yourself, and eat them. Enjoy seasonal wild vegetables with rice balls, pickles, and miso soup. At the end, there is a 15-minute Buddhist talk in English. ~Experience flow~ 9:00 Mountain hiking Content changes depending on the season Pick wild vegetables Take a break at the peak and drink Noen Haruharu's herbal tea Heart Sutra reading in the hall (reading sutras together) 12:00 Return to Ryusenji Temple Cook wild vegetables yourself Don't worry, we will prepare extra if there is not much to pick. Lunch is rice balls with wild vegetables, miso soup, and smoked daikon radish while looking at the Shirakami Mountains. You can listen to a 15-minute talk on Buddhism in English from the head priest. Until 13:00 Q&A We will answer any questions you may have.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 60
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00

Enjoy traditional Japanese culture at Ryusenji Temple - Urasenke Matcha Tea Ceremony and Buddhist Sermon In this program, you can experience traditional Japanese culture to your heart's content in the calm space of Ryusenji Temple. After renting a kimono and learning how to put it on, you can experience how to make Urasenke-style matcha tea, and finally listen to a Buddhist sermon in Japanese and English. Experience flow: 9:00 Choose a kimono and try on your kimono Choose a kimono and have a professional staff member help you put it on. After getting dressed, it's time for a commemorative photo. Wear a beautiful kimono, take photos, and feel the tradition of Japan. 11:00 Urasenke Matcha Tea Ceremony Experience the traditional Urasenke matcha tea ceremony. Learn the spirit of Japanese tea ceremony by making and tasting matcha in a seiza position. You can also try making matcha yourself. 11:45 Buddhist Sermon You can learn the Buddhist teachings of Ryusenji Temple through a 15-minute sermon in English. You can feel the deep wisdom of Buddhism and peace of mind. 12:00 Q&A After the experience, if you have any questions, the monks will be happy to answer them. You can learn more about Buddhist teachings and culture.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day

This is a food culture experience in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and a walking tour of the Ushu Kameda Domain and Kameda Castle Town. In the morning, you will make traditional Hina mochi (rice cakes) at a community center in Kameda Town. Knead rice flour and wrap it in red bean paste, then stamp the mochi with Domyoji powder colored with food coloring. Put the Hina mochi you made in a steamer and once it's complete, enjoy it during your lunch break. You can bring your own lunch or order a bento. In the afternoon, you will take a walking tour of the town under Kameda Castle. The course is from Amasagi Village to Kameda Castle Ruins to Amasagi Shrine to Myokeiji Temple to Mogami Town to Ryumonji Temple to Amasagi Village. Walk with a guide through the streets built in the Edo period and enjoy the history and seasonal scenery!

• In Door Activity
• For Groups