Zenkoji Temple and Sake Tasting Private Tour from Nagano

Duration4h - 5h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesChinese, English, Spanish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This tour includes a visit to Zenkoji Temple, a historic temple that attracts worshippers from all over the world, as well as a visit to the temple to enjoy local sake and the optional local delicacy oyaki.
Since the Edo period (1603-1867), it has been said, “Even if you are far away, you must visit Zenkoji Temple at least once.” Many famous warlords and other famous warriors have visited the temple, and it continues to be a power spot for worshippers today.
Another attraction of this tour is that you can walk along the approach to the temple, which has a long history, and visit a sake brewery behind the approach to the temple.
You can also sign up for an optional experience to cook and eat “oyaki,” a local dish of Nagano Prefecture, in a traditional hearth.
Oyaki is made of wheat flour and buckwheat flour, with seasonal vegetables and sweet bean paste sandwiched inside the dough.
Those with wheat or buckwheat allergies are not eligible to apply, so please check in advance.

Options

Private Goma and Oyaki making

Private Goma and Oyaki making: A private Goma ritual by the head or deputy priest, followed by a hands-on oyaki making experience.
Pickup included

Zenkoji Temple and Sake Tasting Tour from Nagano

Pickup included

Zenkoji with Goma and Zazen

Zenkoji with Goma and Zazen: Visit Zenkoji Temple with a special ticket, take part in a Goma fire ritual, and experience zazen meditation.
Pickup included

Goma Shakyo and Oyaki

Goma Shakyo and Oyaki: Visit Zenkoji Temple with a special ticket, join a Goma fire ritual, try shakyo, and enjoy making traditional oyaki dumplings
Pickup included

Making Oyaki Experience

Making Oyaki Experience
Pickup included

Private Goma Ceremony

Private Goma Ceremony: A special Goma fire ritual performed exclusively for the prayer requester by the head priest or deputy head priest.
Pickup included

Goma Ritual and Oyaki Making

Pickup included

Goma Zazen and Oyaki

Goma Zazen and Oyaki: Visit Zenkoji Temple with a special ticket, take part in a Goma fire ritual, experience zazen , and enjoy making oyaki
Pickup included

Zenkoji with Goma and Shakyo

Zenkoji with Goma and Shakyo: Visit Zenkoji Temple with a special admission ticket, take part in a Goma fire ritual, and experience sutra copying. Discover
Pickup included

Participate in a Japanese Goma

Participate in a Japanese Goma: A fire ritual to pray for safety, health, and peace by offering to Fudō Myō-ō. The flames cleanse negative energy.
Pickup included

What's included

Making Oyaki Experience Fee(Option)
National Licensed Guide in English, Spanish, Mandarin
Hotel Pickup
Admission Fee(Zenkoji Temple)

Lunch
Personal Expenses
Souvenirs

What to expect

Zenko-ji Temple
1h 30m · Admission ticket included

Zenkoji Temple is a very venerable temple that has been in existence for about 1,400 years.
It is one of the most famous temples in Japan that attracts many worshippers from all over the world, especially since it has a history of widely accepting people as a nondenominational temple that does not belong to any particular sect.
In the Edo period (1603-1867), so many people visited the temple that it was said, “Once in a lifetime, you must visit Zenkoji Temple. It has long been believed that if one visits Zenkoji even just once, he or she is guaranteed to live a life of paradise.
Nishimon Yoshinoya
1h

After visiting Zenkoji Temple, enjoy a sake brewery tour at a sake brewery built in the Meiji period. The factory tour hall offers a window into the sake brewing process, allowing visitors to learn about the steps involved in making sake.
Zenko-ji Temple Nakamisedori
40m

The site of Zenkoji Temple's Nyorai-do Hall, which was relocated due to a fire, is now the site of the Zenkoji Temple's Nyorai-do Hall.
The Nakamise Street of Zenkoji Temple has been bustling with activity since the medieval period, when street vendors and freak shows began to open on the site where Zenkoji's Nyorai-do Hall was relocated due to a fire.
Recently, the number of stalls selling not only souvenirs and Nagano Prefecture's famous oyaki and dango, but also pudding and ice cream, which are popular among children, has increased, making the area a fun place to stroll for men and women of all ages.
Please stop at any store that catches your attention and enjoy!
1h · Admission ticket included

*This is an optional tour
You can experience making oyaki, a specialty of Nagano Prefecture, in a traditional hearth.
Oyaki is made by mixing wheat flour and buckwheat flour with water or hot water, kneading it into a thin, flaky crust, and baking it with seasonal ingredients such as red bean paste and vegetables.
Oyaki made in the traditional way has a very gentle flavor, and is a local dish that you should definitely try when you come to Japan.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

The guide will be waiting for you at your hotel lobby with your name sign.
Please inform about your pick up details in advance.

Additional information

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Those who are allergic to wheat or buckwheat cannot apply for the optional tour, so please check with us in advance. Please check with us in advance. We will guide you on the regular tour.
The itinerary might be changed due to weather condition or other reasons.

Cancellation policy

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