Special visit to Daishoin and special Dharma talk by Dai-acharya Genshin Fujinami
～Hieizan World Heritage Site 30th Anniversary Visit to the memory of Kibei Murai, Japan's King of Tobacco

• 2 persons per room per night from 255,000 yen
• The above rates are for double occupancy per room per night and include dinner and breakfast (service charge and consumption tax included).
  　A separate accommodation tax of ￥500-1,000 per person will be charged.
• *Includes lodging at Hotel Chorakukan (2 meals per night for 2 persons), lunch on the day of visit, round-trip cab fare to Mt. Hiei, and various entrance fees.
• The minimum number of participants is 4 for each day.

Hieizan Enryakuji Temple "Daishoin" (usually closed to the public)

• A purely Japanese-style structure built mainly of Kiso cypress, in which Kibei Murai invested his vast wealth.
  It was built in 1919 in Akasaka Sannodai, Tokyo as "Sannoso," the main residence of Kichihei Murai,
  In the fall of 1928, it was moved to Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei as a commemorative project for the Emperor Showa's Grand Enthronement and the 1,150th anniversary of the founding of Mt.
  Today, it boasts of its grandeur as the "Daishoin," a guest house that welcomes special guests of Enryakuji Temple.

Genshin Fujinami, Grand Acharya

• He is the abbot of Enryakuji Temple's Choujuin Temple. He is the Grand Acharya of Hokurein Daigyomitsu.
  Present Iimurodani "Chouju-in" at the foot of Mt.(Official website)Goma offerings and blessings are performed at
• Biographies]
  In 1976, he was ordained at Enryakuji Temple on Mt.
  1977 After entering Eizan Gakuin, he moved to Iimurodani, Kyoto to join Yuya Sakai Ajari's Sennichi Gyo (1,000-day retreat). After graduating from Eizan Gakuin, he joined Bishamondo Monzeki in Kyoto.
  1984 Achieved the first 100 days of Kambo Gyogyo.
  1993: Entered the 12-year asceticism program at Mt. Hieizan and began the 1,000-day Kaiten Gyo asceticism.
  2003: Full completion of the 1,000-day gyokyō.
  2005 Enshrinement of the Twelve-Year Kagozan on Mount Hieizan.

Model Schedule

• <Day 1
• 15:00 Check-in at Hotel Chorakukan
  16:00 Special tour of Choraku-kan
  18:30 FRENCH LE CHENE full course dinner at Chorakukan
• <Day 2
• 09:00 Breakfast
  11:00 Check out of Hotel Chorakukan and departure
  12:00 Arrival at Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, guided tour of the temple grounds by the Director of the Worship Department (East Pagoda, Main Lecture Hall, Nemoto-chudo Hall)
  12:40 Lunch (vegetarian food) at Enryakuji Kaikan
  13:40 Tour of the Grand Shoin (40 min. special Dharma talk by Dai-acharya Genshin Fujinami, 40 min. special viewing)
  15:00 Departure from Enryakuji Temple, Hieizan
• *Hieizan Grand Shoin viewing can be selected from the date of the event from the check-in date to the out date.
• Please contact us if you wish to visit Hieizan Daishoin on the day of your stay, as it differs from the above schedule.
• *Dai Goma of Hiei on May 18 (Sat.) and 19 (Sun.)(Official website)will be held. If you wish to attend, please let us know in advance as the schedule will change.

Schedule (days when the Daishoin on Mt. Hieizan is open for viewing)

• Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 2024

Reservations

• TEL: 075-561-0001 (hotel dedicated line: 075-561-0010)
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