Hiking Tour with a Yamabushi in Senshu

Duration11h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesJapanese, English

Group sizeUp to 6 travelers

Overview

In this tour you can trek among Mount Daifuku and visit the sacred Sutra Mounds with a real Shugendo practitioner. Enjoy a delicious meal of seldom-on-the-market Kuroushi beef and local seafood. The tour stops by the Naniwa Sake Brewery established in the Edo period for some sake tasting and shopping. A private taxi will take you to each location. Trekking will be about 4hrs (9.5km).

What's included

Transportation fare
Snacks
Shugen costume (Suzukake/ Kamigoromo) to be given on the day of the event
Dinner
tourist guide fee

Transportation fee from hotel to meeting place
Personal purchases (souvenirs, etc.)

What to expect

1h · Admission ticket not included

stop by Lodging town on the Kishu-kaido Road.
It was established in Yamanaka-mura, Hine-gun, Izuminokuni (present-day Yamanaka-kei, Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture), at the northern foot of the Onoyama Pass. Yamanaka-kei is located at the southeastern edge of Hannan City and is mostly mountainous except for the villages around the road that runs along the Yamanaka River in the center of the area. The road was considered important from ancient times as the shortest route between Kyoto and the national capital of Kii Province, because the national capital was just a short distance away when crossing the Onoyama Pass to the south.
30m

It is said that there was a place of worship called Irie Shukuyaku Zao in Yamanaka-mura, Hine-gun, Senshu (Yamanaka-kei, Hannan City), where the fourth part of Myoho-renge-kyo Shinwaishinsha was delivered, and it was also called Sakura Jizo because there was an old cherry tree nearby in the past.
6h

Trekking Mount Daifuku with Shugendo practitioner (bento lunch at the mountain top)Daifuku is one of the mountains lying on the border between Osaka and Wakayama prefectures, and is known locally as the "Izumi Mountains" or "Kisen Alps.
The remains of the Daifukuyama Sutra Mound, one of the 28 lodges of the Katsuragi Shugen, are located near the summit of the mountain. The mountain is surrounded by many mountain cherry trees, so you can enjoy hiking while viewing cherry blossoms at this time of year.
1h

You can enjoy Japanese sake and try to drink finding your favorite taste!Naniwa Sake Brewery was founded in 1716 in Senshu, Osaka, and has been a local sake brewery for over 300 years. It is the oldest sake brewery in Osaka Prefecture.
2h

『yamayoshi』
Meals will be served using ingredients unique to Senshu, such as "Naniwa black beef," which is rarely available in the market, and local seafood.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

IZUMISANO Tourist Information Center, in front of the Izumisano Station ticket gate, at the Izumisano City Observation and Communication Plaza near Rinku Town Station, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture.

End point

IZUMISANO Tourist Information Center, in front of the Izumisano Station ticket gate, at the Izumisano City Observation and Communication Plaza near Rinku Town Station, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture.

Additional information

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Please participate only if you are fit and confident in your physical strength.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.