Valerio Lima with Master Hoshino

Gassan, revered as a sacred peak for 1,400 years, is where ancestral spirits are said to reside. Our explorer joins worshippers who climb to be with the dead.

We recently hosted one such participant on a 10-day winter escape, our Customized Private Training. As you can probably tell, this experience is available any time of the year. It is perfect for individuals, couples, or small groups looking for a unique spiritual experience, or an escape, on the mountains of Japan.

We are in the midst of our trainings for 2024, so we thought we would share a few photos as well as insights from our participants.

In June, we hosted our first Basic Yamabushi Training for this year. Here are some shots from that experience:

Uketamo, the philosophy of the yamabushi of north Japan, is about just that; acceptance. The Yamabushi understand that acceptance is the key to living a good life. And getting out into the mountains is the first step in understanding Uketamo. 

Yamabushido Team undertook a refresher Mountain First Aid course run by The Association for Mountain Medical Rescue in Toyama.