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Kumano’s rugged terrain has been site of mountain worship since prehistoric times and is considered a divine otherworld.
In Kumano and Yoshino, since 1300 years ago, a complex religion based on this local belief of sacred mountains and ridgeline took from in an organised religious tradition called Shugendo that is a syncretic religion combined folk religion, Taoism, Esoteric Buddhism and Shinto. The legendary founder of Shugendo is the mystical figure En-no-ozuno, and those who practice it are called Yamabushi.
We guide the hiking trip with Yamabushi take a part of the training route on the Omine Okugake-michi that is one of the main training routes which links Yoshino and Hongu.
*Our owner/head guide “Katsu” is training Shugendo for 12 years and holding “Sendatsu” kind of licence for leading some other people to the training also he is a certified mountain guide.
● June 7th 2020
Hahako-do – Inamura ga take – Sanjo ga take – Shojo Ohashi
*We run that once a month from March to October, walk a part of Omine Okugake Route.
This is a training of the ascetic monk”Yamabushi”, not a hiking. We will take a walk longer, normally over 8 hours.
◆Price： 15,000 yen/ per person (include: leading only)
◆Maximum number： 5 people
◆Meeting place：Shojo Ohashi
＊Public transportation or Lodging, ask us by E-mail
◆Meeting time： 8:00
*Please feel free to ask us any information about traffic or lodging.
◆What to bring： Clothing for mountaineering, hiking booties, hat, lunch, drinks, etc
