VISIT KANAZAWA, JAPAN - Official Travel Guide

• At Myohoji Temple in Teramachi, Kanazawa City, visitors can experience singing Wasan while beating an uchiwa drum.

  Wasan is a song praising the teachings of the Lotus Sutra and the virtues of Shakyamuni Buddha and Nichiren Daishonin.

  Its gentle melody and the sound and rhythm of the taiko drums relax the body and mind and reduce stress.

  The sound of the taiko drums also helps to dispel distractions and increase concentration.

  Why not spend an autumn morning in Kanazawa for some mindfulness?

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  The regular price is 5,000 yen, but you can experience it for 500 yen!

Date: Saturday, September 28, 8:30-9:30 (Registration 8:15)

Place: Myohoji Temple (4-2-6 Teramachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture)*No parking is available.

Capacity: 20 (first-come, first-served)

Fee: Regular price 5,000 yen → Monitor price 500 yen (per person/tax included)

*Payment Please pay to the on-site staff at Myohoji Temple. Please pay in cash.

Recommended for

・Those who are interested in morning activities

・People who want to relax

・Those who are interested in Japanese traditional culture

・Those who want to enjoy sightseeing in Kanazawa

Program

8:15 registration → 8:30- Explanation of the temple and uchiwa-daiko by the priest → uchiwa-daiko experience → sutra performance experience → social time (questions and photos will be taken with the priest). If you wish, red seals and uchiwa-daiko drums will be available for sale.) →End scheduled around 9:30 a.m.

Precautions

This tour is a monitor tour.

This tour is subsidized by the Ishikawa Tourism Federation, which supports efforts to create high value-added cultural tourism content by utilizing the cultural resources of Ishikawa Prefecture through collaboration between “cultural leaders” and “tourism businesses”.

Therefore, we are looking for those who agree with the following and are willing to cooperate. Please understand the following.

・Please answer the questionnaire after the tour.

・The tour will be filmed and used for future advertising.

*Reservations are required. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

*Incomplete, incorrect, or false information in the application form will invalidate your application and participation in the monitoring program.

*Transportation to the meeting place and any other expenses incurred by the customer are to be borne by the customer.

*Included in the price: Tour fee, experience fee, insurance fee, consumption tax, and other taxes.

*Please consult with us in advance if you wish to participate in said tour with minors alone.

*We can support foreign languages using Pocket Talk.

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