Tour Itinerary

Journey To Where It All Began

A Pilgrimage to Japan for Students of Any Level of Reiki

April 21-29, 2023

April 21, 2023 (Friday) Welcome to Japan – Day 1
Arrival

Photo of Sanjusangendo, the temple of the thousand armed Buddha Kanon
Photo of Sanjusangendo, the temple of the thousand-armed Buddha Kanon

April 22, 2023 (Saturday) Classic Kyoto – Day 2
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Sanjusangendo (Temple of the Thousand Armed Kannon)
  • Samurai Style Tea Ceremony at Bikouen Tea House
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Nishi Honganji (Jodo Pure Land Buddhist Temple)
  • Nishiki Market (A traditional foods paradise)
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay). Yoshie will be glad to help you make your plans for the evening if you ask her during the day.
Photo of Christopher Tellez standing on the power spot in front of the Kurama-dera Temple. This is where the Circle of Oneness will happen in May 2022
Christopher Tellez stands on the power spot in front of the Kurama-dera Temple.

April 23, 2023

(Sunday) Kurama Day 1 – Day 3
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Take taxi to Demachiyanagi station, then Eizan line train to Kurama station
  • Guide Yoshie Hara framiliarizes us with Mount Kurama
  • Box Lunches provided to be eaten on the mountain (included)
  • Tour of the mountain continues until sunset
  • Transfer back to Downtown Kyoto by Public Transportation
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay). Yoshie will be glad to help you make your plans for the evening if you ask her during the day.
Photo of Dr. Justin Stein with a tour group at the Usui memorial stone in Tokyo
Photo of Dr. Justin Stein with a tour group at the Usui family grave and memorial stone in Tokyo

 

April 24, 2022 (Monday) Tokyo Day Trip – Day 4
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Take the Shinkansen to Tokyo (bullet train)
  • Reiki self-treatment on the train
  • Meet Dr. Justin B. Stein in Tokyo
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Tour of Usui Memorial at Saihoji temple and cemetery
  • Tour of Meiji Jingu and Meiji Shrine
  • Dinner as a group in Tokyo at a local restaurant (included)
  • Return to Kyoto in the night by Shinkansen
Photo of Dr. Justin B. Stein and Christopher Tellez at the Kurama-dera Temple on Mount Kurama in 2019
Dr. Justin B. Stein PhD. and Christopher Tellez at the Kurama-dera Temple on Mount Kurama in 2019

April 25, 2022 (Wednesday) Kurama Day 2– Day 5
Privately Guided Day

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Take taxi to Demachiyanagi station, then Eizan line train to Kurama station
  • Meet Dr. Justin B. Stein for a guided Reiki tour of Mount Kurama
  • Box Lunches provided to be eaten on the mountain (included)
  • Tour of the mountain with Dr. Stein continues until sunset
  • Transfer back to Downtown Kyoto by Public Transportation
  • Go to Dinner with with Dr. Stein (self-pay)
  • He might be convinced to go to Karaoke with us…
  • Or enjoy the evening on your own if you prefer
Photo of Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan
Photo of Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan

April 26, 2022 (Wednesday) Western Kyoto Arashiyama – Day 6
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple (with 1,200 cute moss-covered Buddha statues)
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Tenryuji Temple (famous for its scenic garden and pond)
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest (pictured at right)
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay). Yoshie will be glad to help you make your plans for the evening if you ask her during the day.
Photo of the Fushimi Imari Shrine in Kyoto Japan
Photo of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan

April 27, 2022 (Thursday) Fushimi’s Tori Gates – Day 7
Privately Guided Day by Public Transportation

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine (a full mountain covered in picture perfect Tori gates)
  • Manshuin Temple (with famed Zen garden and raked dry stone landscape)
  • Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
  • Enkoji Temple (famous for it’s “Running Dragon Garden”)
  • Shisendo Temple (a smaller Zen temple also famous for it’s landscape)
  • Open Evening for you to explore restaurants, bars, karaoke, and other activities around Kyoto (self-pay). Yoshie 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

April 28, 2022 (Friday) Kurama Day 3 – Day 8
Privately Guided Day

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Take taxi to Demachiyanagi station, then Eizan line train to Kurama station
  • Yoshie leads group from Kurama side, over the top of the mountain, to the Kibune side
  • Lunch in Kibune in a restaurant over the river (self-pay)
  • Tour Kibune with Yoshie
  • Transfer back to Downtown Kyoto by Public Transportation
  • Enjoy a Farewell Dinner with the group at a local restaurant (included)

 

April 29, 2022 (Saturday) Sayonara – Day 9
Departure

  • Breakfast in the hotel (included)
  • Independent Departure with Private Transfer to the Airport (included)
For more Information, please contact:
Christopher Tellez
415-800-8790
info@sfreikicenter.com