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Spend a year of luck with serious warding off, cutting off, and warding off evil- “Nikko Yakubarai Hot Spring Plan”

2021.01.14

Hoshino Resort Kai Nikko, a hot spring inn located on the shores of Lake Chuzenji, will sell the Nikko Yakubarai Hot Spring Plan from December 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.

This plan is a plan where you can experience serious apotropaic magic, apotropaic magic, and apotropaic magic in 2 days and 1 night to spend a lucky year. At KAI Nikko, we stayed in a “room where we prayed for a long time” and took a bath in a private “cleaning bath” containing sake that was prayed to prevent evil. By spending time at a hot spring inn, you can refresh your body and soul and cleanse your body before visiting shrines and temples.

The climax is a prayer exclusively for KAI Nikko guests who will experience it at two shrines and temples on the shores of Lake Chuzenji the next day. First of all, at the annex “Nikko Sanchuzenji Tachiki Kannon” of “Nikko Sanrokuoji”, one of the two shrines and temples of the world cultural heritage, we will participate in a prayer to protect against evil by burning fire in front of us.

After that, at the Futarasan Shrine Nakamiya Shrine, which has the sacred mountain “Mt. You can refresh your mind and body in 2 days and 1 night, and spend a year of luck by experiencing serious apotropaic magic, apotropaic magic, and apotropaic magic.

Thoughts on "Nikko Yakubarai Hot Spring"

It is said that you have to be careful in everything because there is a high risk of disasters in a difficult year that comes three times in a person’s life. In 2020, the unpredictable coronavirus had a major impact on our lives.

Therefore, in Kai Nikko, for those who are busy in the present age, especially women in their thirties who have two difficult years, and those who want to return to their daily lives as soon as possible, one night and two days at the shrines and temples that represent Nikko. We proposed “Nikko and Kubarai Yakudoshi” because we wanted you to spend a year of luck, relaxing both physically and mentally.

1. Apotropaic magic at Chuzenji Temple in Nikko

Nikko Yamanaka Zenji Tachiki Kannon
Naminori Daikokuten
Homa prayer

Chuzenji Tachiki Kannon is a temple built by Shodo Shonin, who opened Mt. Nikko in the Nara period, and enshrines Hashiri Daikokuten, who fulfilled the wish of opening Mt. Nikko. You can experience warding off evil at Daikokutendo, where Daikokuten, the secret Buddha of Tachiki Kannon, is enshrined.

a) KAI Nikko guest-only prayer to protect against evil. We also pray for the accessories made in the guest rooms.
b) Experience the Utsushihotoke by tracing the image of the Buddha on paper with a brush
c) Awarded KAI Nikko original red stamp

2. Futarasan Shrine Nakamiya Shrine

Apotropaic prayer
Tamagushi worship
Nenekirimaru

Niarayama Shrine Chugushi is the second largest shrine in Japan after Ise Jingu. Chugushi, which is located at the foot of Mt. Nantai, which is the deity of the mountain, is still visited by many climbers and is known as a sacred area that is the source of the power of Nikko. At this shrine with a history of more than 1200 years, you can experience apotropaic magic.

a) Apotropaic prayer at the worship hall
b) Perform tamagushi worship according to the method of tamagushi worship that is dedicated to God with your own heart and feelings.
c) Japan’s largest sword with the legend that Nenekirimaru in the mountains of Nikko naturally escaped from the pod and slashed Nenekirimaru in order to exterminate the monster “Nenekirimaru” that lived in the swamp. (Odachi) “Nenekirimaru”. Visit Nenekirimaru, one of the sacred swords of Futarasan Shrine, and experience the unpredictable coronavirus and other disasters that hit people.
d) Awarded KAI Nikko original red stamp

3. Apotropaic magic in the world sunlight

Apotropaic tea and Japanese pepper chocolate
Guest room that received a permanent prayer
Cleansing bath

In the hall, you can experience apotropaic magic without getting crowded.
a) Providing apotropaic tea and sansho chocolate that have been prayed at Futarasan Shrine Chugushi upon arrival
b) Stay in a guest room that received the eternal prayer of Chuzenji Tachiki Kannon in Nikko Mountain
c) Take a private bath with sake that has been prayed to prevent evil
d) Experience making rosary accessories using stones in the guest room (bracelet or necklace)

Model schedule

Day 1
15:00 Check-in. To the guest room that received the eternal prayer
16:00 Bathing
-Purify yourself in a private cleansing bath-
17:30 Supper
19:00 Making rosary accessories in the guest room
-Making a bracelet or necklace using stones-
21:00 Participated in the local music “Nikko Geta Talk”

Day 2
07:00 Modern hot spring gymnastics “Nikko Geta Gymnastics”
08:00 Breakfast
09:30 Check out
10:00 Goma prayer at Chuzenji Tachiki Kannon in Nikko
-Pray with accessories made in the guest room-
12:00 Apotropaic magic prayer at Futarasan Shrine Chugushi

Outline of "Nikko Yakubarai Hot Spring Plan"

Period: December 1, 2020-September 30, 2021
* Exclusion dates other than the following may occur due to the circumstances of shrines and temples.
* There is an exclusion date. See official website for details
Price: 35,000 yen ~ (1 person using 1 room for 2 people, service charge included, tax not included) * Limited to 2 groups per day
Included: Nikkoyama Chuzenji Tachiki Kannon admission fee, Goma prayer, photo Buddha experience, Nikko Futarasan Shrine Chugushi shrine admission fee, prayer, two kinds of Kai Nikko original red stamps, making accessories to prevent evil, purifying with prayed sake Bath, accommodation, dinner, breakfast

>Reservation required at least 4 days before the accommodation date on the official website

Highest level corona countermeasure declaration

1 Hygiene management
At Hoshino Resorts, as part of our corona measures, we take the following measures in consideration of our customers’ health and public health.
・ Temperature measurement at check-in
・ In addition to normal room cleaning, cleaning and wiping with alkaline electrolyzed water in the building
・ Alcohol for sterilization is installed in various places in the building
・ Alcohol disinfection of fingers for all customers when entering the restaurant
・ High-temperature cleaning of tableware (plates, glasses) and cutlery (80 degrees or higher), disinfection cleaning of meal trays
・ Wear a mask when serving customers in the hall
・ Thorough management of staff health and hygiene (temperature measurement and record confirmation before going to work)

2 Avoid “3 dense”
We take the following measures to create a stay that avoids the three “denseness” of closed, dense, and close.
・ Restrictions on admission and entry in places where congestion is confirmed during your stay
・ Dinner breakfast is served at the restaurant in a semi-private room (Kai * excluding some facilities)
・ Manage the congestion status of restaurants and decentralize entry times
・ Implemented appropriate restrictions on entry at the time of check-out front payment
・ Check-in support in guest rooms (Hoshinoya / Kai)

>[Hoshino Resort] Corona measures summary

Hoshino Resort Kai Nikko (Chuzenji Onsen, Tochigi Prefecture)
It is an inn where you can feel the craftsman’s commitment everywhere, such as guest rooms and libraries that make use of Tochigi’s traditional crafts such as Kanuma Kumiko facing Lake Chuzenji and Nikko carving. You can also enjoy the unique culture that has developed around the shrines and temples, including Nikko Toshogu, such as Yunami and Nikko Geta, which are familiar to Nikko.
2482-1 Nakamiya Shrine, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture / 33 guest rooms
>Hoshino Resort Kai Nikko

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