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Rebirth Journey: Self, Nature & Gods at Dewa-sanzan (Japan)
For ☑ Spiritual people ☑ Nature lovers ☑ Vegans & Vegetarians ☑ Travel agents ☑ Japan fans.
The Japanese guide Shinobu Nimura and travel agency Shiki-no-tabi invited me to test their new Umare-kawari-no-tabi Rebirth Journey tour featuring the Dewa-sanzan 3 Mountains of Dewa (Yamagata prefecture, Japan) as non-Japanese certified tour guide and expert in Japan inbound travel. For 24 hours in summer 2017, I accompanied a group of Japanese tourists going to meet the gods... then made this video with texts in English, French and Japanese. This is my first silent film!
The 2446-step stairway was tough but I appreciated: 1. Destinations difficult/tiring to access by oneself. 2. Surprising experience at Yudono Shinto Shrine, where filming/photographing is strictly forbidden (go & see with your own eyes!). 3. Meeting a yamabushi mountain priest. 4. Wearing the white pilgrim outfit. 5. Shojin-ryori Japanese traditional vegan food. 6. Five senses stimulated: climbing a rock barefoot in a hot spring stream (not shown in the video), hearing a Triton's trumpet, savouring local seasonal vegetables/dishes, smelling mountain flowers and incense, seeing various holy designs...
This bus tour is (1) particularly valuable for travellers & residents wanting unique experiences related to the Japanese nature and Shinto religion, (2) attractive for travel agents as it is a 24-hour tour removing the cost of lodging for a night, from/to the major gate Tokyo Shinjuku, and (3) great to promote Japan as a tourism destination because it features the unique Mountains of the Past, Present & Future!
Would you go to enjoy nature, relax and develop your inner self? Your comments/shares are highly welcome :)
*** LEARN MORE
Film-making: 3 Holy Mounts of Dewa
Tour Review: Shiki-no-tabi's Rebirth Journey
*** USEFUL LINKS
Sébastien Duval
Shinobu Nimura
Shiki-no-tabi
Miyatabo (Japanese only)
Hiromasa Miyata - Speaker at Miyatabo
*** ABOUT THIS VIDEO
Title: Rebirth Journey: Self, Nature & Gods at Dewa-sanzan (Japan)
Filmed on: 11 August 2017 (Mountain Day Japanese public holiday)
Video maker: Sébastien Duval
*** SUBTITLES
* Tokyo - Yamagata * To the 3 Mountains of Dewa... * Mountain of the Past * Mount Gassan * Gassan Shinto Shrine * Yeaaahhh !!! * Mountain of the Present * Mount Haguro * Miyatabo temple lodging * Vegan breakfast * Excellent :) * Haguro-shozenin-koganedo (Buddhist temple) * Enma, king of the underworld * Dewa Shinto Shrine * Sébastien + Yamabushi * Mountain of the Future * Mount Yudono * Thanks to our guide Shinobu Nimura and to Shiki-no-tabi travel agency for inviting me to this Rebirth Journey tour! * Rebirth Journey: Self, Nature & Gods at Dewa-sanzan (Japan) * Sébastien Duval, filmed on 11 August 2017