In the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Yoshino, where history and nature converge, lies Sakuramotobou — an ancient sanctuary that has served as a center for Shugendo, Japan’s unique path of...

This is not a sightseeing tour of shrines and temples. It is a pilgrimage designed to guide you through what may be called Japan’s ancient inner structure of transformation....

This journey is an immersion into the spiritual depths of Japanese culture in Yoshino — the sacred land where Shugendō, a mountain ascetic tradition with over 1,300 years of history, continues to live...