Full Yamabushi Programs

Wondertrunk X Megurun

For travelers looking for a more in-depth Yamabushi experience or training, Wondertrunk has partnered with Megurun to offer a range of Yamabushi experiences from 3-day introductory training programs to 7-day deep ‘shugyo’ training programs.

Yamabushi Training Programs

Yamabushi Programs

Yamabushi Reset Training

This 3-day program incorporates core elements of the full yamabushi training and Zen Buddhism with more modern methods of reflection focused on a spiritual reset of body and mind.

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Deep Winter Training

This three-day program during the snowy winter months is perfect for reflecting on the year that was, and preparing for the year ahead.

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Yamabushi Reset Training

This 3-day program incorporates core elements of the full yamabushi training and Zen Buddhism with more modern methods of reflection focused on a spiritual reset of body and mind.

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Deep Winter Training

This three-day program during the snowy winter months is perfect for reflecting on the year that was, and preparing for the year ahead.

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Yamabushi Shugyo Programs

Yamabushi Programs

Basic Shugyo Training

This six-day retreat includes the Yamabushi Shugyo under the direction of a certified Yamabushi on Mt. Haguro.

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Master Shugyo Training

This weeklong retreat includes the Yamabushi Shugyo under Master Hoshino on all three of the Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Yudono.

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Basic Shugyo Training

This six-day retreat includes the Yamabushi Shugyo under the direction of a certified Yamabushi on Mt. Haguro.

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Master Shugyo Training

This weeklong retreat includes the Yamabushi Shugyo under Master Hoshino on all three of the Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Yudono.

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Yamabushi Tour

3 days / 2 nights

Venture into the hills in the company of Yamabushi priests

Learn about the Yamabushi and their unique views on nature and spirituality.

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Climb to a mountain-top temple to receive a special blessing.

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Dine on local foods traditionally eaten by the Yamabushi to provide the energy needed for their travels.

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Zen Spiritual Tour

4 days / 3 nights

Experience spirituality unlike anywhere else in the world

Visit a sprawling Zen temple scattered about the steep hills near Yamagata’s capital.

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Learn seated meditation techniques from Zen monks while staying at their temple.

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Try your hand at traditional, brush calligraphy while copying sutras.

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Mountain Harvest Tour

3 days / 2 nights

See and taste how Yamagata is becoming Japan’s newest culinary sensation

Join a local restaurateur to learn the secrets of ‘sansai ryori’, or mountain foraging.

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Try foods traditionally eaten by the area’s famous, mountain monks.

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Sample some of Japan’s best seafood, caught fresh from Yamagata’s cold, coastal waters.

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Kagura Performance Tour

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4 days / 3 nights

Watch Japan’s myths brought to life before your eyes

Visit Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine, one of Japan's most prominent Shinto shrines.

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Watch an exciting, live ‘kagura’ performance with the local community.

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Meet a master ‘kagura’ mask maker, and try your hand at painting a mask of your own.

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Traditional Culture Tour

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3 days / 2 nights

Embrace a slower pace as you roam the Japanese countryside

Explore the Izumo region to witness the birthplace of Japanese spiritual culture.

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Delve deep into the Japanese countryside far from the tourist trail.

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Glimpse a Japan from another era during a visit to a historic ‘onsen’ hot spring town seemingly frozen in time.

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