Mount Hiei + Enryakuji Temple Buddhist Heritage Experience

This private tour takes you to Mount Hiei, one of Japan’s oldest cultural centers. Your premium experience includes a viewing of one of Japan’s most important cultural properties, the Blue Paper Gold Ink Sutra, after being inspired by which you’ll learn the Buddhist practice of Shakyo (copying sutras in formal Japanese calligraphy). Your copied sutra will become part of the temple’s permanent collection, preserved and honored for centuries to come. After soothing your soul, you’ll reward your senses with unique Buddhist vegetarian cuisine at Enryakuji Temple, prepared in the traditional way with next-generation Maiko protein. Next visit the Mount Hiei Sakamoto rural settlement and then the wonders of Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine by night. This is an excellent opportunity to experience Japan's unique Shinto-Buddhist syncretism while enjoying the mystical scenery from which it sprang....See more