[Kyoto/Kinkakuji Area] Experience the mystical side of Kyoto! Monthly luck charms, warding off evil spirits, and matchmaking based on Kyoto traditions! Includes exquisite fresh sweets!

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• [Experience Mystical Kyoto] Seasonal events that Kyoto residents always participate in to bring good fortune. Experiences change monthly! Kyoto, a mecca of Japanese culture. Boasting a history of over a thousand years, this city continues to preserve and pass down various customs, traditions, events, and practices as wisdom for survival. The people of Kyoto, who have coexisted with evil spirits, demons, and spirits, have unique charms for warding off bad luck, warding off evil spirits, and bringing happiness. These charms are more necessary than ever in the current COVID-19 pandemic. For example, learn how to truly celebrate Setsubun to ward off evil spirits, the meaning of playing house during Hinamatsuri, and how to perform purification rituals when the house feels unsettled. These charms, slightly mysterious, and mystical seasonal events are beloved by women as they mark both everyday and important milestones. These are the roots of events that are familiar in modern life. "We must offer prayers to our ancestors during Obon," "During the Gion Festival, Kiyoshi is called a sweet to ward off evil spirits," "If you sleep with mugwort under your pillow, you can ward off demons in your dreams," "Pray for a good marriage on Tanabata," and other such traditions have been passed down and are now taken for granted, and we hope you will experience the true face of Kyoto. This course is especially popular with women, but is also open to couples. January: Welcome the New Year in Kyoto by entertaining the Toshigami, the god of happiness. February: Setsubun in Kyoto. Defeat demons with a "shoulder purification." March: Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) is for women to improve themselves. April: Cherry blossom viewing is for communicating with the gods. May: Use irises and mugwort to ward off evil spirits. June: Secretly perform a "summer purification" at home. July: Gion Festival is a Shinto ritual to ward off epidemics, a tradition dating back to the Heian period. August: Enjoy the spooky Kyoto. September: Chrysanthemum Festival (Chrysanthemum Festival) enhances women's beauty. October: The 15th and 13th nights of the lunar calendar. Have the moon grant your wishes. November: Recharge with a red purification. December: December etiquette. End the old year properly and receive the blessings of the new year. (About the Kyoto Wabi Tea Ceremony) Takagamine, Kyoto's northernmost retreat. It's about an eight-minute walk from Koetsuji Temple and Genkoan. The Kyoto Wabi Tea Ceremony will be held in a quiet teahouse nestled in a riverside annex of an old inn surrounded by trees. The forest at the foot of Mt. Hidari Daimonji offers a feast of nature throughout the seasons. In spring, you'll be enveloped in dazzling new greenery, and at dusk, fireflies fill your room. In summer, you'll enjoy a private riverside dining experience on the upper reaches of the Kamiya River, which flows alongside the teahouse and is said to be home to the dragon god. In autumn, you'll be enchanted by the blazing autumn leaves and the moon. In winter, you'll enjoy the snowy landscape. Surrounded by the natural beauty of Kyoto, we'll share and experience the wisdom of traditional Kyoto's seasonal ways of spending time, its events and customs, and the beautiful monthly customs. Kyoto is home to many shrines and temples worth visiting again and again. However, getting to know Kyoto through these alone is not enough. Kyoto is a city where you can truly experience the beauty and lifestyle of the Kyoto people who have preserved these traditions. Enjoy a moment of contact with the deep, graceful spirit of the ancient capital that you won't find in tourist spots, and escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life in a private Kyoto.
• A Kyoto charm to ward off bad luck and live a happy life.
• There are many elegant customs that have been preserved in Kyoto homes since ancient times. They embody the wisdom and elegance of Kyoto people who live in harmony with nature. Traditions to bring good fortune, rites to ward off evil, and charms that have been passed down since the Heian period. These authentic practices, cultivated over a long history, are the origins of modern spirituality. We will tell you about things you should not do, things you should definitely try, and ways that a true Kyoto woman can apply these practices in the modern world.
• We will tell you about the local sweets that are cherished by Kyoto residents.
• Kyoto is home to an abundance of elegant, beautiful, and delicious seasonal sweets. If you know how these sweets are called, why they are no longer called that, and what they mean, your experience will be five times more delicious and ten times more moving. Please enjoy these truly delicious sweets that are always called that by native Kyoto residents. We offer truly delicious Kyoto sweets and the finest matcha.
• Reserve a room for 1 hour and 15 minutes. You can prepare for Kyoto with all the things you want to do.
• "Is that restaurant in the guidebook really that good?" "Which shrine should I go to to pray for a good marriage?" "Where is the best place to buy sencha tea as a souvenir?" "What's the truth behind the story of bubuzuke?" "Where should I put my shoes after taking them off at the temple?" "I'd like to take this opportunity to learn some good etiquette." And so on and so forth. Things you want to know about Kyoto, things you've always wondered about. While you're here, you might also want to learn a bit about etiquette and Kyoto dialect. You can listen, laugh, be impressed, and experience a live Kyoto lecture.