Pilgrimage to Mount Koshikidake Misogi training waterfall purification for the removal of impurities from mind and body All-night recitation service Midnight misogi
Day 2 (28 May 2016)
Practice and prepare for Saito-Goma (fire ritual) ceremony. Ajikan meditation instruction Border-crossing initiation All-night Hannya Shingyo recitation
Day 3 (29 May 2016)
Saito-Goma ceremony. Return to temple for post-training dinner and celebration INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS During mountain training, the foods are not allowed. Between rituals, almost all participants perform various prayers or practice misogi waterfall training without sleeping. Dress properly for mountain-climbing and the outdoors. Colors should be plain ideally white, to keep bugs off. You should carry a knapsack with spare clothing. Plans may change if the weather changes. The cost of the retreat is 35,000.
TO GET TO MT. KOSHIKIDAKE
(HAGASHINE): Take the Yamagata Shinkasen from JR Tokyo Station and get off at Sakuranbo- Higashine Station. Participants should arrange to arrive no later than the 26th of May.