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##### How about trekking the sacred Shugendo mountain trail? This is a unique and famous 4 day tour of Oomine Okugake-michi from Dorogawa to Zenki in Kumano.

The originator of Shugendo, En-no-Ozuno, had opened Oomine Okugake-michi as a **religious training route** for Shugendo monks in the 7th century. The pilgrimage route runs from **Yoshino** to **Kumano** area, visiting the numerous worshipped peaks through the sacred mountains of **Oomine Mountain Range**.

The route is divided into two sections by the point of Shaka-ga-take, the 40th Nabiki, which means the learning place of the ascetic monks. It is also said that two areas depict **the Mandala of the Two Realms**. North side is Kongo Area (Diamond Realm),  and South side is Taizou Area (Womb Realm).

Our tour takes you through **Oomine Okugake-michi**, **the World Heritage of pilgrimage route** from Doro-gawa to Zenki in Diamond Realm in 4 days. There will be a couple of nights where we will be staying overnight at a ‘**Shukubou**‘, which is a lodging inside a temple. There, you will be able to experience the way of monks and experience the monks’ cuisine – ‘Shojin Ryori’.

**I am a local JMGA guide as well as a Shugendo monk. With me, let’s enjoy walking and feeling the syncretization of Shinto and Buddhism in the ancient forest of Kumano!**

##### Important note:

*   This tour is for **male only**, because we will visit areas that prohibit women’s entry due to religious reasons.
    
*   High school student and older
    
*   Guide Ratio – Minimum 2 people Up to 4 people
    
*   You must be prepared to walk and respect the **religious route**.
    

##### Included in Price:

*   Guide Fee
    
*   Insurance
    

##### Excluded from Price:

*   Accommodation Fee
    

\*Please let me know if you require accommodations. I can make reservations for you and the cost will be approximately JPY 9,000 per night per person with 2 meals.

*   Lunch
    

##### Kit List

*   Suitable trekking / mountaineer walking clothes (cotton is not good)
    
*   Hiking boots (sneakers are not good)
    
*   Backpack
    
*   Snack/Lunch
    
*   Water bottle, etc.
    

\*We will send you the detailed itinerary with the information on kit list, and accommodation after tour reservation.

We will meet at Dorogawa Onsen Bus Stop at 11:00 a.m. And we will arrive at Seijyou Oohashi (no women admitted from this gate) around noon. At about 3:00 p.m., we will visit Sanjyo-ga-dake(1,719m), which is the mountain no women can enter due to religious reasons. At the end of the day, we will stay at a ‘Shukubou’ (temple lodging) for the night.

Seijyou Oohashi and Sanjyo-ga-dake

We will start today’s walk at 6:00 a.m. Around 11:00, we will reach Dai-fugen-dake(1,780m), which is the mountain for Shugendo monks’ training. We will travel further to Gyojya-gaeri-dake (1,546m), a sacred mountain through Tenkawa-tsuji. Then, we will arrive at Mt. Misen (1,895m) at 4:00 p.m. On this night, we will stay at Misen mountain hut.

Dai-fugen-dake, Gyojya-gaeri-dake and Mt. Misen

Again, we will start our day at 6:00 a.m. and will head to Hakkyo-ga-take (1,915m) at 6:30 a.m. After that, we will go to Shaka-ga-take (1,800m), where there is a statue of Buddha enshrined in 1924. Then, we go to Taiko-no-tsuji (1,450m) and end at Mt. Zenki at 4:00 p.m. Zenki is the husband of a couple, who were teachers of originator of Shugendo. And we will stay at a ‘Shukubou’ (temple lodging) for the night.

Hakkyo-ga-take, Shaka-ga-take and Taiko-no-tsuji

We will leave the Shukubou at 6:30 a.m., and arrive at Zenki-guchi Bus Stop at 8:00 a.m. and our tour finish here. We will take Nara-Kotsu Bus at 8:59 a.m. to Yamato-Yagi Station at 11:54 a.m. and dismiss.

Zenki

Dorogawa Onsen Bus Stop at 11:00 a.m.
Access map: http://www.vill.tenkawa.nara.jp/tourism/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160317140615703_0001.pdf
*You can take Nara-Kotsu Bus at 9:20 a.m. from Shimo-ichi-guchi Station of Kintetsu Yoshino Line. (Meet at the station at 9:10 a.m.) 

This is a 4 Days tour of ancient shugendo monks' training route in Kumano. In sacred mountains, you will feel special feeling while walking.

4 Days Trekking of Oomine Okugakemichi, Japan. 4-day trip. JMGA guide

http://www.kumano-experience.com/WP2017/ex/?page_id=2145

4 Days Trekking of Oomine Okugakemichi, Japan

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