Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Mountain Climbing

Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Mountain Climbing Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to come to Japan. A lot of people are probably thinking of going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. However these cities don’t represent Japan. If you want to see the authentic Japan, you must come to Satoyama. One thing you can do in Satoyama is mountain climbing. Mountain Climbing is a very popular activity in Japan since 70% of our land consists of mountains. Many people climb mountains including old people and that is one of the causes of our longevity. In this video I am climbing Mt. Watamuki which is the main mountain in Hino Town in Shiga Prefecture next to Kyoto. Mt. Watamuki is the object of worship in Hino Town and it is connected to Watamuki shrine. There is a small shrine at the summit and before the Hino Festival which is held at Watamuki shrine in May, some members of the festival climb the mountain to conduct a ceremony there. It used to be a mountain of Shugendo and some monks trained there. You may have seen Shugendo monks in Hayao Miyazaki’s animation film Princess Mononoke. A character called Jiko-bo is one of these monks. If you are visiting Kyoto anyway, you should consider coming to Hino Town since it is only one and half hours from Kyoto. You can enjoy Satoyama cycling and mountain climbing here. Unlike climbing famous mountains such as Mt. Fuji or mountains in North Alps, you can experience a local mountain here. You can see how a mountain is part of Satoyama culture and a local community by visiting the shrine and the village first before climbing the mountain. In Hino, mountain climbing isn’t just a regular outdoor sport, it is a form of worship and part of Satoyama lifestyle. Today I am climbing the mountain with Canadian guests, so you can see how they experience the mountain. My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and a sustainable life coach. I am the founder of a philosophy called Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity. Short form is ZENWSP. This is a philosophy to help you become sustainably prosperous, healthy, happy, and enlightened. IKIGAI DIET: The Secret of Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CC3Y9QN/ IKIGAI BUSINESS: The Secret of Japanese Omi Merchants to Find a Profitable, Meaningful, and Socially friendly Business https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079Z24B1Z Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity: A Teaching of Omi Merchants Who Thrived In 18th Century Japan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072LBFFYS/ blog Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/blog/ Newsletter of Omi-merchant's way of sustainable prosperity https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/v7g8u0 Satoyama Near Lake Biwa: What is Satoyama? https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/satoyama-near-lake-biwa-what-is-satoyama/ Why Should Foreign Tourists Visit Shiga Instead of Visiting Tokyo or Kyoto? https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/why-should-foreign-tourists-visit-shiga-instead-of-visiting-tokyo-or-kyoto/ Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 1: Omi-Hachiman https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/21/visiting-the-land-of-omi-merchants-part-1-omi-hachiman/ Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 2: Hino https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/visiting-the-land-of-omi-merchants-part-2-hino/ Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 3: Satoyama Cycling in Hino https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/23/visiting-the-land-of-omi-merchants-part-3-satoyama-cycling-in-hino/ Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 4: Satoyama Experience https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/24/visiting-the-land-of-omi-merchants-part-4-satoyama-experience/ Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 5: Shiga, the Environmental Capital of Japan https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/visiting-the-land-of-omi-merchants-part-5-shiga-the-environmental-capital-of-japan/ The Best Time to Visit Hino is During the Hino Festival https://zenmerchantblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/the-best-time-to-visit-hino-is-during-the-hino-festival/