Misogi ⽩⼭⽐咩神社 みそぎ体験

Misogi

Misogi is a Shinto purification ritual conducted in the natural and historic setting of Shirayama-Hime Shrine. Visitors are welcome to experience the misogi ceremony.

Immerse yourself in the clear water flowing from sacred Mt. Hakusan and recite a prayer for spiritual and physical purification.

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Experience Shirayama-Hime Shrine’s purifying ceremony firsthand

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Hakusan City Tourism League

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Experience the misogi purification ceremony, cleansing your mind and body in a pond filled with water that has trickled down through the rock of sacred Mt. Hakusan over centuries. The priests of Shirayama-Hime Shrine will guide you through the ancient words and actions of this Shinto ceremony.

Fees:

Ceremony fee: ¥4,000 per participant

Men: white fundoshi (loincloth): ¥1,500

Women: white kimono: ¥7,000 to purchase, ¥1,000 to rent

Participation:

From 5 to 40 participants

Reservations:

Please reserve one week prior to desired date.

If the group contains the minimum number (two persons, or five in November) and space is available, reservations one day prior to the ceremony are possible.

Meeting point:

In front of the torii gate at the entrance to Shirayama-Hime Shrine, at the Omotesando parking lot.

Schedule

1:00 p.m.: A guide will lead you from the torii gate up the Omotesando path.

1:45 p.m.: Pay respects at the shrine.

2:15 p.m.: Instruction on the misogi ritual

2:45 p.m.: Misogi ceremony, followed by conferral of a certificate of completion

3:45 p.m.: End of experience

For information and reservations, please contact

Hakusan City Tourism League

Tel: 076-259-5893

Fax: 076-259-6893

Email: hakusan@urara-hakusanbito.com