Minobu
Minobu
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Food culture tour in the 750-year-old Mt. Minobu area
Day 1

Kuon-ji Temple on Mt. Minobu
Stroll from the Kuon-ji Temple Mausoleum on Mt. Minobu, where the grave of Saint Nichiren and the remains of his hermitage are protected, to Samon Gate.

Temple Lodging Kakurinbo
At Kakurinbo, you can chant and do calligraphy.

Temple Lodging Kakurinbo
You will participate in a festival after dinner. The deputy priests will perform the festival dance, and you and other participants will liven the festival up by beating the drums.
Day 2

Morning service at Kuon-ji Temple on Mt. Minobu
The morning service at Kuon-ji Temple on Mt. Minobu is a solemn ritual in which participants attend the chanting ceremony held every morning in the main hall, recite sutras with the monks and purify their minds.
Make rice balls and an inari boxed meal at Temple Lodging Kakurinbo
At Kakurinbo, you will make rice balls, stuff fried tofu pouches with vinegared rice (inari), and pack them into a special bento box.
At Temple Lodging Kakurinbo, collect fresh bean curd skin, a specialty of Minobu Town
Experience collecting fresh bean curd skin, a specialty of Minobu Town.

Climb to the Inner Sanctuary of Shishinkaku and join a special prayer session
Climb for approximately two hours from Kuon-ji Temple on Mount Minobu; then participate in a special prayer session held by a monk in the Inner Sanctuary of Shishinkaku.