Delve into color and find out more about the costumes of the imperial princesses, plus make charms used in purification ceremonies.
What to expect
You’ll learn about the significance of the junihitoe (ceremonial layered kimono) worn by the Saio princesses and about the hemp used in purification rights. Try your hand at making a hemp charm and visit an art installation at Take Shrine, followed by dinner.
Schedule and tickets
This experience is available on November 23 (Sat.) and 24 (Sun.) and costs ¥11,000. It runs from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- 16:00: Meet at Take Shrine
- 16:00: Hemp lecture and making charms at the museum
- 17:30: Walk around the full moon installation at Take Shrine
- 18:30: Have dinner in a restored Heian building
- 19:30: Say goodbye
How to get there
The tour starts and ends at Take Shrine, a 6-minute walk from Saikū Station.
From Osaka/Namba
To get to Saikū Station from Osaka-Namba Station, the quickest way is taking the Kintetsu Limited Express to Ise-Nakagawa Station and transferring to the Yamada Line. The journey takes between 2 hours and 2 hours and 30 minutes, depending on what train you catch.
From Nagoya
Take the Kintetsu Limited Express from Kintetsu Nagoya Station to Ise-Nakagawa Station, then change to the Yamada Line. The journey takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
From Tokyo
From Tokyo Station, take the Tōkaidō-Sanyō Shinkansen to Nagoya Station, then change to the Rapid Mie Line for Matsusaka Station or change again at Matsusaka for the Yamada Line to Saikū. The journey takes around 3 hours and 20 minutes.
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