Morning activities at the temple, experiencing the samurai spirit
Samurai practice, burning incense, Wadaiko Performance Experience,Dharma talks, and morning porridge begin the trip to Kanazawa!
Why not start your Kanazawa trip with a morning activity at a temple near the Ninja Temple? After waking up your body and mind with a practice of kendo (Japanese martial arts) using shinai (bamboo swords) in the temple grounds, enter the main hall. After awakening your body and mind with the practice of kendo (sword swinging with a bamboo sword) in the temple grounds, you will enter the main hall and listen to the Buddhist priest's talk while savoring the Japanese aroma wafting from the incense burner, then calm your mind by burning incense while the sutra chanting resounds. The morning rice porridge, which is said to have ten merits in Buddhism, will purify your body and mind and give you power.
Experience Details
8:00 Gather at 承証寺(Josho-ji Temple) Registration
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Listening to incence and Kendo Practice Experience (30 min.)
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Guided tour of the temple in the main hall, including the history of the temple and the wooden door painted by Sotatsu Tawaraya(10 min.)
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Japanese drum and incense offering experience(20 min.)
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Morning porridgein the tatami room (15 min.)
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9:30 Dismissal
Listening to incence and Kendo Practice Experience
After regulating your spirit with fragrant wood, you will experience kendo practice. All participants level including beginners are welcome. All participants will practice holding and swinging the bamboo sword(shinai)
Japanese drum and incense offering experience
Participants will take turns beating Japanese drums as the monk reads sutras. Experience burning incense while the monk prays for the safety and health of each participant's journey.
Morning porridge
Porridge is served at the end of the experience. In Buddhism, porridge is said to have ten kinds of merits, such as "improving skin color and luster," "increasing physical and mental strength," and "prolonging life.
承証寺(Josho-ji Temple)
Belonging to the Hokke school of Buddhism (Honmon school) and headquartered in Honnoji, Kyoto, this temple was founded in 1589 in Owari-cho, Kanazawa and moved to its current location in Teramachi in 1616. The temple's Kishimojin Hall houses a demon mask said to have emerged from the waters off Ataka Seki, and the painting on the door of the main hall is said to be by Tawaraya Sotatsu, a painter of the Edo period (not usually open to the public). The temple also houses the tomb of Fukuoka Sosuke, a feudal retainer who advocated the theory of the "Kinno" (loyal to the Emperor) at the end of the Edo period (1603-1868).
Information
- Organizer
- 承証寺(Josho-ji Temple) & Kaga-no-kunto KOYA
See All Plans Run by this Travel Operator - Price
- 3,300 yen/person
You can pay by credit card through the reservation site.
Debit cards are not accepted. Please pay in Japanese yen on the day of the tour. - Inclusions
- Rental of bamboo swords, morning rice porridge fee, experience of listening to incense, appreciation of the temple's hidden treasure of itadoe (wooden door paintings)
- Date
- Every Thursday ※Additional Mondays or Tuesdays (be sure to check the application page before making a reservation)※May be cancelled due to the temple's circumstances.
- Notes
- ※Please note that the event will not be held during the winter months of December through March 19.
※May be cancelled due to the temple's circumstances.
- Time
- 8:00-9:30
- Duration
- about1.5hour
- Location
- 承証寺(Josho-ji Temple)
5-5-70 Tera-machi,Kanazawa,Ishikawa - By Public Transportation
- From Kanazawa Station, From Kanazawa Station, take the Hokutetsu Bus departing from the Kanazawa Station East Exit. Approximately 15 minutes, get off at Hirokoji bus stop, and walk 2 minutes.
Opposite Myoritsuji Temple (Ninja Temple).
- Parking
- なし
- Capacity
- 10 persons (Reservation priority)
- Minimum Participants
- 1
- Reservation
- Reservations can be made through the reservation website, by calling the English-speaking Jōshō-ji Temple, or by e-mail.
- Cancellation
- In case of cancellation, please contact us in advance.
- Website
- 承証寺
- Website
- Instagram「kanazawa.samurai」
Organizer
- Address
- 5-5-70 Tera-machi,Kanazawa,Ishikawa
- Business Day
- open every day of the year:承証寺(Josho-ji Temple)
- Business Hours
- 7:30-18:00
- Phone
- 076-241-9425 承証寺(Josho-ji Temple) ※Available in English
- kanazawa.samurai.spirit@gmail.com
Map
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- Phone Operator Hours
- 承証寺Josho-ji Temple 7:30-18:00
- 076-241-9425
- Email to Book
- Loads email booking form.
- Online Booking Page
- Links to an external site.
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