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Mitake Tozan Railway
Contact: 0428-78-8121
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Musashimitake shrine
Contact: 0428-78-8500
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Visitor Center
Contact: 0428-78-9363
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| April |
Enjoy dog tooth violets and the flush of tree buds |
Hounou Kendo taikai (Kendo tournament in dedication to the god of the shrine) |
Walk along the old Ome-kaido avenue of Cherry blossoms trees. |
| Your second cherry-blossom viewing & Hike in freshly green Hatonosukeikoku (pigeon’s nest valley) |
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Watch Japanese flying squirrels & enjoy the flush of young leaves at rock garden |
| May |
Cork Azalea viewing Okunoin〜Mt. Takaiwa |
Hinodetaisai (sunrise grand festival) |
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| June |
Hike for flower viewing (Koajisai course) |
Ascetic training workshop |
Watch Japanese flying squirrels & enjoy hydrangeas at rock garden |
| Mitake shrine nagoshinomatsuri (summer purification festival) & folklore reading |
Public exhibition of kagura (Shinto theatrical dance) and gagaku (Japanese classical court music) |
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Yokagura (Shinto’s ritual dancing at night) |
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| July |
Hike from Mt. Hinode to Shiraiwanotaki waterfall |
Bucchuu ascetic training |
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Yokagura (Shinto’s ritual dancing at night) |
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| August |
False anemone festival |
Yokobue-no-yuube (wooden flute soiree) |
Nature programs for kids |
| Enjoy false anemones! Hiking |
Nippon Mitake Banashi (Old folk tales of Mt. Mitake) |
Kids’ workshop |
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Yokagura (Shinto’s ritual dancing at night) |
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| September |
Hike from Mt. Mitake to Mitsugamanotaki waterfall |
Yabusame-matsuri (horseback archery festival) |
Enjoy the harvest moon and its beauty |
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Ascetic training workshop |
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Yokagura (Shinto’s ritual dancing at night) |
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| October |
Autumn Mt. Mitake climbing〜Mt. Oodake climbing |
Takigi kagura (Bonfire Noh performance) |
Walk along the old Ome-kaido avenue filled with autumn leaves |
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Yokagura (Shinto’s ritual dancing at night) |
Watch Japanese flying squirrels & Enjoy autumn leaves at rock garden |
| November |
Hike in autumn Mt. Takaiwa |
Shuuki-sai (Autumn festival) |
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| Hike for viewing waterfalls |
Yokagura (Shinto’s ritual dancing at night) |
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| December |
Mt. Mitake marathon race |
Ooharae-shiki (Purification ceremony) |
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| Kids’ workshop・Shimenawa tsukuri (rice straw rope making) & Mochitsuki taikai (rice cake pounding ceremony) |
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| January |
New Year’s visit to Musashimitake shrine & folklore reading |
Gantan-sai (New Year festival) |
Enjoy outdoor cooking during your hike |
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Ooguchimagami-matsuri (festival of the revered wolf as large-mouthed pure God) ・ Futomani-sai (heating the shoulder plate of a deer and interpreting the resulting cracks) |
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| February |
Enjoy Mitake-hina (dolls, made in Mitake) and Japan’s ohinasama (dolls for girls’ festival, made in regions throughout Japan) |
Setsubun-sai (bean-throwing festival) |
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| March |
Hike in early spring Mt. Mitake and Yoshinobaigo (red plum blossom village) |
Shunki-sai (spring festival) |
Hike in Satoyama Dogtooth violet & Japanese plum |
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Hounou Haiku houkokusai (Haiku ceremony dedicated and proclaiming to the God) |
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