Hiwatari ひわたり 火渡り
Walking Over Fire Ceremony (Hiwatari) 火渡り
April . 28 . 2024 13:30～16:00
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Hiwatari is one of the hard training program.
Performs hiwatari every year on the fourth Sunday of May.
Entrance fee: free
Hiwatari is a traditional custom of Myoonin Temple held by the yamabushi monks once a year to pray for world peace,longevity, good health and so on.
The main spectacle is the brave procession of people walking barefoot across flaming hot
embers.
The Ceremony is also extremely popular with international tourists.
The yamabushi perform exorcisms and healing. They are also known for fire-walking hiwatari,which means walking across the embers of a ritual bonfire.Theritual illustrates the powers they have harnessed through their practices in the mountains.They call on the powers of deities associated with fire,such as Fudo, to bring beneficial and purifying powers to ordinary people.
Sutra copying しゃきょう 写経
Shakyo is a Buddhist practice of copying Buddhist scriptures.
This is one of the religious trainings.
The reason it started was to make his big dream come true.
Formally,people copy sutra with ink and an ink brush.
Myoonin temple have shakyo tools for visitors.
You can experience it .
How to do shakyo
Sit and breath in a natural
Calm your mind.
Put your hands together and pray sutra before starting shakyo.
A Buddhist sutra is printed lightly on a sample copy.
Ohenro おへんろ お遍路
Ohenro (Rent Ohenro costume)
JPY 1000 / 1person (takes about 20min～1hour)
Reservation is required. e-mail
At Tateyama City Myoonin Temple in Chiba Prefecture, you can rent an Ohenro costume (for a fee).
Traditional clothing includes a white shirt, a bamboo hat, and a wooden staff.
The white shirt symbolizes the special condition of withdrawal from the everyday world. The staff symbolizes the spirit of Kobo Daishi which accompanies the pilgrim at all times.
Even those who have not experienced the Ohenro are familiar with the sight of pilgrims wearing white, hoiding canes and sporting woven hats.
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