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Mysterious Matsushima: A Visit to a Spirtual Place
Try a unique running and walking tour around a beautiful bay area!
Operation Period
All year round.
Time Required
2 hours
Number of Participants
2〜4people
Price
Goshuran is a running and walking tour of temples and shrines. The word “Goshurun” is a combination of the words “Goshuin” (temple seal collecting), running/walking, and Michelin, because we want to offer high quality.
Walk with a guide through historic sites and a spiritual place in Matsushima that you may have heard of but never really knew. We will walk around the Matsushima Coast area within a 2km radius of the Matsushima Kaigan Station (JR Senseki Line). Along the way we will show you secret “power spots.” By visiting these locations, you will feel some power or special energy. The total distance is 3-4km.
| Experience Program Name | Mysterious Matsushima: A Visit to a Spirtual Place |
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| Activity Location | Around Matsushima Kaigan Station (Oshima, Hiyoshi Sanno Shrine, Tenrin Temple, etc.) |
| Time Required | 2 hours |
| Operation Period | All year round. |
| Start Time | After gathering, the guided tour will start. |
| Minimum number of participants | 2people |
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| Maximum number of participants | 4people |
| Reservation Deadline | 3 days before by 12:00 |
| About suspension of the activity | The tour will be cancelled if a danger is expected due to a natural disaster. We will notify you by phone or email if that is the case. |
| Important notes regarding participation | Those who have limited walking ability or those who are prohibited from walking by medical personnel cannot participate. |
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| What is included in the price | Guide fee. | ||
| What is not included in the price | Admission fee, money offering for shrine, etc. | ||
| Method of Payment | Please pay cash on the day. | ||
| Cancellation Policy | From the day of the experience: 2-3 days before 30％ （ 750 yen） The day before 50％ （1250 yen） The same day 100% （2500 yen） No contact/no show 100％（2500 yen） |
| Meeting Spot | 10 Namiuchihama 10 Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0212 |
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| Meeting Time | Based on your request. |
| Access | --By Public Transportation-- 1-minute walk from Matsushima-Kaigan Station, JR Senseki Line. |
| Parking | Yes There is free parking and paid parking available in the area. |
| Facility Information | Restrooms, coin lockers. |
| Barrier-free Access | No |
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| About multi-lingual support | Japanese We can use interpretation software to communicate with participants that don't speak Japanese. |
Since the Middle Ages, Matsushima has been called the Mt. Koya of northern Japan. Mt. Koya is a sacred mountain in Wakayama Prefecture (central Japan). That location is considered the center of Shingon Buddhism, a sect of Buddhism introduced to Japan by legendary priest Kobo Daishi. On our visit to historical sites and landmarks, we’ll focus on the spiritual locations of Matsushima, where high priests from all over the country visited for training. Let's experience mysterious Matsushima where the famous haiku poet Matsuo Basho once travelled. A local guide will share information not written in guidebooks, along with unique local customs.