Overnight & DayTrips

Overnight
Lodging Plan
19,800 ~ / person
Recharge your power with an ascetic practice experience at a shukubo.
Refresh yourself with a pottery experience and trekking on Mt. Myojin.
It is a plan to enjoy the nature of the four seasons.

Guided tour at Mt. Shigi
You take a closer look while having the guide explain the main attractions in the precincts including the main hall. All take about 1~1.5 hours.
Let's learn history!
Let's learn history!
Let's experience an extraordinary atmosphere with sutra-copying and zazen meditating!
After checking in, you copy sutras and do zazen meditating.
After the training experiences, enjoy syojin vegetarian food and make your body and soul even more beautiful!
After the training experiences, enjoy syojin vegetarian food and make your body and soul even more beautiful!
Experience the Homa line and praying that has continued for 2000 years.
It is said that by worshiping at Homa and chanting the mantra, both the body and spirit are purified, and the "Bodhicitta" that is the heart of the Buddha is opened.
After working in the morning and having breakfast, it is recommended to take a walk until check-out at 9 o'clock.
After working in the morning and having breakfast, it is recommended to take a walk until check-out at 9 o'clock.
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Handmade Memories with a Pottery Experience ♪
After finishing the lodging and practice experience, the next step is the pottery experience!
There are 5 courses (small plate, teacup, cup, teacup, vase) in the pottery experience". The hand-kneading is characterized by handmade and a plump and cute shape. Even beginners and children can enjoy it.
There are 5 courses (small plate, teacup, cup, teacup, vase) in the pottery experience". The hand-kneading is characterized by handmade and a plump and cute shape. Even beginners and children can enjoy it.
Trekking on Mt. Myojin
After enjoying the pottery, let's go trekking on Mt. Myojin!
The 40-minute trek to the top of the mountain is a paved road, so it's very easy to walk!
If the weather is nice, you can see the four World Heritage Sites!
If you can see Abeno Harukas and Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, lucky you♪
The Tatsuta fried lunch that you eat at the top is exceptional! !!
The 40-minute trek to the top of the mountain is a paved road, so it's very easy to walk!
If the weather is nice, you can see the four World Heritage Sites!
If you can see Abeno Harukas and Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, lucky you♪
The Tatsuta fried lunch that you eat at the top is exceptional! !!
Flow of the day
1st day
13:00 JR Horyuji Station (walking or taxi)
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13:30 Nara Ikaruga Tourism Waikaru reception
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14:00 Mt. Shigi Guide Tour
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15:30 Check-in at Mt. Shigi / Shukubo
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16:00 Sutra-copying / Zazen meditation
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18:00 Supper (Shojin food/vegetarian food)
2nd day
05:00 Homa (Buddhist rite of burning wood sticks to ask for blessing) / Praying
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07:00 Breakfast
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09:00 Check out
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09:30 Pottery experience
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12:00 Myojinyama trekking
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12:40 Lunch at Mt. Myojin Observatory (Ikaruga specialty Tatsuta fried lunch)
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14:00 JR Oji Station
13:00 JR Horyuji Station (walking or taxi)
↓
13:30 Nara Ikaruga Tourism Waikaru reception
↓
14:00 Mt. Shigi Guide Tour
↓
15:30 Check-in at Mt. Shigi / Shukubo
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16:00 Sutra-copying / Zazen meditation
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18:00 Supper (Shojin food/vegetarian food)
2nd day
05:00 Homa (Buddhist rite of burning wood sticks to ask for blessing) / Praying
↓
07:00 Breakfast
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09:00 Check out
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09:30 Pottery experience
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12:00 Myojinyama trekking
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12:40 Lunch at Mt. Myojin Observatory (Ikaruga specialty Tatsuta fried lunch)
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14:00 JR Oji Station
Reception place
Nara Ikaruga Tourism Waikaru
1-6-30, Horyuji Higashi, Ikoma Gun Ikaruga Cho, Nara Ken, 636-0112, Japan