Fire Ritual & Shojin Ryori Temple Tour on Mt. Takao in Tokyo
Overview
At Tokyo's famous Mt. Takao, get a look into Japanese Buddhism by observing a ‘goma’ fire ritual and enjoying an exquisite ‘shojin-ryori’ meal, prepared and arranged in a way that reflects the Buddhist ideal of honoring life and nature.
Highlights
- Observe a Japanese Buddhist fire ritual called ‘goma’
- Be mesmerized by the sacred fire and the priest’s chanting during goma
- Take home ‘gomafuda,’ wooden tablets for good luck
- Enjoy ‘shojin-ryori,’ a Buddhist vegetarian meal
- Tour the grounds of a important historical temple over 1,200 years old