Spiritual mission experience in Japan

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Experience a waterfall walk at Tanashita Fudo Falls in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture, which is one of Japan's top 100 waterfalls. A female guide will carefully guide you on the manners of entering the waterfall. We will provide the bodice you will use for the waterfall hike, so even first-timers can participate with confidence, without bringing anything. ~ Experience schedule ~ 10:00 or 14:00 Gather at the local parking lot, Reception, Change of clothes After receiving the reception, you will be given a bodice, so please change into a simple imperial room. 10:20 or 14:20 Move to the waterfall. Pass behind the waterfall and head to the waterfall basin while paying a visit to Fudo-sama. 10:40 or 14:40 After purifying yourself and practicing the etiquette of going to the waterfall, entering the waterfall 11:30 or 15:50 Changing clothes ~ Dismissing After changing, warm drinks will be prepared. We will AirDrop the drone footage, iPhone videos and photos, and give you a certificate of completion.

• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 06:00

Why don't you refresh your feelings by visiting Zazen and Higashiyama temples in the early morning of Hida Takayama?

• For Groups

• Age 1～Age 90
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 18:30

In dramatic time from dusk to night, when you organize a zazen in a quiet precinct, the sound of the wind that shakes the grass. The monk's gentle talk makes the heart and body a bit easier. Please, now Sun or do not you come to the temple of the night rounding up the work. Recommended Kyoto experience suggests, is how to spend time on your own time. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Outline of the event & Explanations shrine (20 minutes) ② Zazen (30 minutes) ③ Break (5 minutes) ④ Simple exercise (10 minutes) ⑤ Zazen (20 minutes) ⑥ Tea ceremony and exchange party with the priests · Participant exchange meeting (30 minutes) ※ The time of each item varies depending on the meeting.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:30

Have fun learning about the history of Iga ninjas while experiencing "ninja training"! Ninja training is not just about competing in physical strength. You will learn how Iga ninjas trained at Akame Forty-Eight Waterfalls, where Momochi Tanba-no-kami trained. *Children under elementary school age must be accompanied by a guardian to assist them. Ninja training involves climbing high walls, crossing unstable logs, climbing rope ladders, and other activities that can lead to injury if you are fooling around. Please be careful when training. Ninja training equipment is free to use, but please follow the rules and use them safely.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

At Senkoji Temple, which boasts a history of 1100 years and has a temple on the summit of Sakiyama, a sacred mountain on Awaji Island, you can visit the main hall while enjoying the view of Sumoto City, one of the eight scenic views of Sumoto, and experience a sutra copying experience in a mysterious silence, which is an extraordinary experience. If you wish, you can also visit Iwato Shrine after the experience. Sakiyama, also known as Awaji Fuji, is said to be the first mountain created in Japan in the legend of the creation of the world by the gods Izanagi and Izanami. At Senkoji Temple, which has a temple on the summit of Sakiyama, you can experience copying sutras. First, you can climb about 200 steps to tour the grounds of Senkoji Temple, learn about the origins of Senkoji Temple, and see the place where the Awaji Island custom of "Dango Korogashi", which is rare nationwide, is performed at the temple. You will also be greeted by a lion-like boar, instead of a lion-dog, enshrined in front of the main hall. Because it is a temple on the mountaintop, you can see the central and southern part of Awaji Island, and if the weather is good, you can see the Naruto Strait and Wakayama. Return to the temple office and go to the "Daishido" to experience copying sutras. In copying sutras, you will copy the general Heart Sutra. Place the paper on top of the model Heart Sutra and copy it with a brush pen. Beginners are also welcome. By copying the characters in a solemn space, you can spend a valuable time reflecting on yourself. You can donate the copy to the temple or take it home. After the experience, you can also visit "Iwato Shrine", a popular power spot that enshrines a huge rock where Amaterasu Omikami hid herself, about 10 minutes down from the temple. (Please note that this is a full-scale mountain path) Experience schedule (for example, if the tour starts at 13:00) Meet at 13:00 *Walk around the temple grounds, including visiting the main hall (guided by the head priest Okazaki) 14:00 Experience copying sutras at the Daishido (approx. 30 minutes to 1 hour) 15:00 Scheduled end *After the tour, you can walk around the temple grounds and visit Iwato Shrine (on your own). It takes about 10 minutes to walk one way up the mountain path to Iwato Shrine.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 14:00

A quiet time to face yourself. How about a zazen experience? A monk will carefully guide you. Sit quietly at a Zen temple in the mountains overlooking Lake Shinji. No noise. Sit comfortably in nature. Wind, clouds, trees, birds chirping, sutras, bells ringing. Shapes of nature in each season. Even at the same time, you can refresh your mind and body in the same scenery and a world where there is no sound! You will have about 1 hour of hands-on experience. Chairs will be provided for those who have difficulty sitting. It comes with entertainment of tea sweets.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 13:00

With the guidance of a tea farmer who has been engaged in the tea industry for generations in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, you will learn about Japanese tea culture through the traditional game "Tea Kabuki" where you can drink the types of tea that have been passed down since the Muromachi period (1336–1573). You can hear from tea farmers who carry out all of the production, tea making, and sales in-house about the flavor and taste created from the ingenuity and commitment of the production site, and the depth of Japanese tea. There is a private small group plan (2 to 6 people) and a group plan (7 people or more) where you can also experience zazen in a temple. Even beginners can feel free to enjoy it!

• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 3～Age 80
• 5～6 hours
• 09:15

We will travel around various places in a private car (taxi). From the "Cup Noodle Museum", you will have a guided tour of the "Kobayashi Ichizo Memorial Museum", a great man representing Ikeda, and the "Ikeda Castle Ruins". In the first part, you will have the opportunity to experience copying sutras and zazen at "Kyuanji Temple", which was founded by Gyoki Bodhisattva, was a temple established by Emperor Konoe, and was visited by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For lunch, you will enjoy a specially planned "Nichireku Special" lunch at Hirakawa River. In the second part, you will visit the "Oshima Tsumugi Museum" to see the workshop and exhibits, take photos wearing Oshima Tsumugi, soothe yourself in the hot springs at "Fushiohkaku", and enjoy a "seasonal bento" lunch. Enjoy a day in Ikeda, Osaka!

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Kunisaki Peninsula Touch the Rokugo Manzan culture. Sengfuku-ji, a Zen sect temple founded by an unauthorized Myo Zen priest in Kunisaki, where there are many Tendai sect temples, is a temple in the Soto sect of Kyushu Sohonzan. Here you can experience authentic zazen as a Zen temple.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups