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Yamabushi Tour
3 days / 2 nights
Venture into the hills in the company of Yamabushi priests
Learn about the Yamabushi and their unique views on nature and spirituality.
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Climb to a mountain-top temple to receive a special blessing.
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Dine on local foods traditionally eaten by the Yamabushi to provide the energy needed for their travels.
Zen Spiritual Tour
4 days / 3 nights
Experience spirituality unlike anywhere else in the world
Visit a sprawling Zen temple scattered about the steep hills near Yamagata’s capital.
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Learn seated meditation techniques from Zen monks while staying at their temple.
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Try your hand at traditional, brush calligraphy while copying sutras.
Mountain Harvest Tour
3 days / 2 nights
See and taste how Yamagata is becoming Japan’s newest culinary sensation
Join a local restaurateur to learn the secrets of ‘sansai ryori’, or mountain foraging.
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Try foods traditionally eaten by the area’s famous, mountain monks.
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Sample some of Japan’s best seafood, caught fresh from Yamagata’s cold, coastal waters.
Full Yamabushi Programs
Various Durations
Delve deeper into the world of Yamabushi with these full training programs.
Join a 3-day training reset program with Yamabushi monks.
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Commit to the in-depth shugyo training and spend 5 to 7 days immersing yourself in the ways of the Yamabushi.