Tour Itinerary

Journey To Where It All Began

A Reiki Pilgrimage to Japan for Students of Any Level of Reiki

March 15-26, 2024

Photo of an airplane landing at Tokyo

March 15, 2024 (Friday) Welcome to Japan – Day 1
Arrival

  • Independent arrival at Airport, with Private Transfer to hotel (included)
  • Accommodation: Hotel Monterey Akasaka
  • Welcome Dinner as a group (included)
Photo of Brian Brunius at the memorial stone of Mikao Usui
Brian Brunius stands with the memorial stone of Miako Usui sensei in a Tokyo cemetery.

March 16, 2024 (Saturday) Trendy Tokyo – Day 2
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Tour of Usui Memorial
  • Sahoji Temple
  • Suginami District
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Tour of Meiji Jingu and Meiji Shrine
  • Dinner as a group in Tokyo at a local restaurant (included)
Photo of the Tokyo to Kyoto bullet train (shinkansen) in front of snow covered Mount Fuji.
The Tokyo to Kyoto bullet train (shinkansen) in front of snow covered Mount Fuji.

March 17, 2024 (Sunday) Tokyo-Kyoto – Day 3
Privately Guided Day by Various Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Hayashi’s Hospital Site
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Transfer to Tokyo Station
  • Take the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto (approx. 2.5 hours))
  • Transfer to Hotel Monterey Kyoto
  • Dinner as a group at a local restaurant (included)
Photo of two Geisha in Gion, Kyoto
Geisha walk the streets of Gion, a tradiitonal neighborhood of geisha academies in Kyoto.

March 18, 2024 (Monday) Eastern Kyoto – Day 4
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Glon
  • Yasaka Shrine
  • Chionin
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Transfer to traditional Japanese style Inn (Ryokan) Yoshi Ima
  • Tea Ceremony
  • Geisha Experience (without Dinner)
  • Hyakuten Inamoto’s Reiki Circle
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay). Our guide will be glad to help you make your plans for the evening if you ask her during the day.
Photo of Sanjusangendo, the temple of the thousand armed Buddha Kanon
Photo of Sanjusangendo, the temple of the thousand armed Buddha Kanon

March 19, 2024 (Tuesday) Kyoto Fushimi South East – Day 5
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the Ryokan (included)
  • Sanjusangendo Temple
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine (a full mountain covered in picture perfect Tori gates)
  • Free time for shopping or rest
  • Dinner at Yoshi Ima (included)
Photo of the steps leading up Mount Kurama
Photo of the steps leading up Mount Kurama

March 20, 2024 (Wednesday) Kurama Day 1 – Day 6
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Take taxi to Demachiyanagi station, then Eizan line train to Kurama station
  • Lunch at Soba Noodle shop on steps of Kurama (included)
  • 1 pm Participants are encouraged to climb Kurama
  • Meet at the steps of the mountain at 5:30 pm for departure
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay). Our guide will be glad to help you make your plans for the evening if you ask her during the day.
Photo of Brian Brunius in front of the main temple at Kurama
Brian is standing on the power spot in front of the main temple, Kurama dera, with arms upraised to receive the blessings of Sonten.

March 21, 2024 (Thursday) Kurama Day 2  – Day 7
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • 10:15 am Hyakuten Inamoto starts Kurama Guided Day
  • Bento boxes from local restaurant for lunch (included)
  • Optional blessing ceremony at the temple (self-pay)
  • Meet at the steps of the mountain at 5:30 pm for departure
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay).
Photo of the Sagano Romantic Train in springtime
The Sagano Romantic Train winds along a beautiful river, through colorful forests, offering breathtaking scenery.

March 22, 2024 (Friday) Kyoto Free Day  – Day 8
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Free day for shopping or rest
  • Optional Bicycle Tour through Kyoto
  • Optional Sagano Romantic Train ride (vintage train), subject to availability
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay). Our guide will be glad to help you make your plans for the evening if you ask her during the day.
Photo of a restaurant built over the river in Kibune village, Kyoto, Japan
Photo of a restaurant built over the river in Kibune Village, Kyoto, Japan

March 23, 2024 (Saturday) Kurama Day 3  – Day 9
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Participants buy their own lunches at Demachiayanagi
  • Climb the mountain and descend to Kibune
  • Guided meditation at Osugi Gongen or Okunoin
  • Early dinner over the river in Kibune if restaurants are open (self-pay)
  • Open Evening in Kyoto to explore bars, karaoke, and other activities, and dinner on your own (if not in Kibune)
The Enryakuji Temple and Amida-do on Mt. Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

March 24, 2024 (Sunday) The Temples of Mt. Hiei and Lake Biwa – Day 10
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Take the cable car to Mt. Hiei from Yase Hieizanguchi Station
  • Visit Enryakuji
  • Walk around the temple town of Mt. Hiei, with a view of Lake Biwa
  • Return to Kyoto
  • Dinner as a group at a local restaurant (included)
Photo of Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan
Photo of Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan

March 25, 2024 (Monday) Western Kyoto Arashiyama – Day 11
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Transfer to Arashiyama (about 45-60 minutes)
  • Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple (with 1,200 cute moss-covered Buddha statues)
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, the famed path lined with bamboo on both sides
  • Tenryuji Temple (famous for its scenic garden and pond)
  • Enjoy lunch at Tenryuji (subject to availability)
  • Transfer back to Downtown Kyoto
  • Hyakuten Inamoto’s Reiki Circle
  • Enjoy a Farewell Dinner with the group at a local restaurant (included)

March 26, 2024 (Sunday) Sayonara – Day 10
Departure

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Independent Departure with Private Transfer to the Airport (included)
For more Information, please contact:
Brian Brunius
+1 (212) 660-9918
info@nycReikiCenter.com