Yabusame and horseback riding experience
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Held from: April to November[Premium] 800-year-old traditional Shinto ritual! Yabusame and horseback riding experience on a Showa-era retro shopping street
Yabusame adventure with a view of Mt. Fuji
The Yabusame Festival, held at the Fujisanshimomiya Omuro Sengen Shrine, located in the center of Fujiyoshida City, is a time-honored Shinto ritual that has been held for over 850 years since the Heian period.
Unlike regular Yabusame festival, in which horseback archery is performed by riders in hunting costumes who shoot arrows at targets, this Yabusame Festival is characteristically attended by a fortune teller who does horseshoe divination by observing the hoof prints left by the horses to predict misfortunes.
Professional instructors will be on hand to help you so that even beginners can safely enjoy the same as a skill of samurai riding a sacred horse and drawing his bow.
We will also guide you to “Fujimichi (Honmachi shopping street)”, a spot that is extremely popular with travelers from around the world after the Yabusame experience.
Enjoy a valuable experience where you can truely feel the history of Japan and its traditional culture.
This course includes National Certified Guide Interpreter, and the instructor will guide you.
9:55 The meeting place is the Kaneyamaen front lobby
10:00 Depart from Kaneyamaen by bus
The bus goes to the Omuro Sengen shrine.
10:15 Arrive at the Omuro Sengen Shrine
Our instructor will be waiting for you at the shrine.
10:15 Instruction
The instructor will provide brief instruction at the Omuro Sengen Shrine.
Come and experience interacting with the sacred horses.
10:30 Change into your Yabusame costume and visit the main shrine
We arrange traditional Yabusame costumes for you. You will visit the main shrine after changing into your costume.
11:00-12:15 Yabusame experience
The instructor will give you a detailed lesson on Yabusame so that you will be able to shoot a bow and arrow at a target from horseback.
・Bow and arrow practice (approximately 25 minutes)
・Horse riding practice (approximately 25 minutes)
・Yabusame experience (approximately 25 minutes)
*Safety is the top priority for this lesson. If the instructor perceives a danger, the content of the experience may be changed.
12:20 Horseback riding through Showa-era shopping street
After the Yabusame experience, we will ride a horseback to the lunch spot.
You can also enjoy taking photos of yourself posing for a Yabusame performance with Mt. Fuji and the Fujimichi shopping street that maintains the atmosphere of the Showa-era as a backdrop.
*During horse riding, the instructor will hold the reins.
12:40-13:30 Lunch
A special “Yabusame set meal” will be served at a famous local restaurant “Bindo”.
・Small bowl appetizer
・Yakitori
・Rice ball
・Pork miso soup
*The food photo is an image and it is subject to change.
13:30 Walk to the world famous phot spot “Fujimichi”
After lunch, we will walk to Fujimichi (Honmachi shopping street), a popular spot on social media.
After taking a precious memorable photo in a Yabusame costume, we return to the Omuro Sengen shrine to change.
13:45 Taking the shuttle bus
After the tour, return by shuttle bus from the the Omuro Sengen shrine.
Around 14:00 Arrive Kaneyamaen
INFORMATION
| The total walking distance1km | Operation dates | April to November | Minimum Number of Participants | 2person |
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| Approximate time required | 4hours | Insurance | Comes with traveler’s insurance. |
・It may not be able to arrange any guide depending on the date.
Please contact us in advance, then we will reply within 48 hours whether we can arrange it or not.
・The tax is included in the price.
・The tour fee includes lunch.
・In case of rain, please bring your own umbrella and rain gear. (Our umbrellas are available for rent)
・Advanced reservation and payment is required 10 days prior to your participation date.
・We may cancel the tour due to bad weather.（Free cancellation）
We charge a cancellation fee if the cancellation is due to the customer's circumstances preventing them from participating.
・The tour may be subject to change during the tour or canceled on the day if the tour guide judges the tour to be too dangerous.
PRICE
| 44,000yen per person for 2 guests | Children over 7 ages can also participate. The rates are the same as adults. For safety, please do not participate with infants or kids. 【Cancellation Policy】 Within 10 days: 30% Day before the tour: 50% The scheduled day: 100% |
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| 40,700yen per person for 3 guests | |
| 37,400yen per person for more than 4 guests |