~ MATSURI Retreat – A Retreat into the Living Spirit of Japan
ons 19 aug.
|Iida
Step into the living heart of Japan. Carry a mikoshi, drum with the locals, soak in hot springs, and share silent mornings in meditation. Not a tour, not a workshop — but five days of living, praying, and celebrating together. A retreat where you don’t watch the culture — you become part of it.
Time & Location
19 aug. 2026 15:00 GMT+9 – 24 aug. 2026 10:00 GMT+9
Iida, Iida, Nagano, Japan
About the event
When people think of Japanese spirituality, they often imagine Zen and stillness.
Yet for centuries, the heart of Japanese culture has also lived in something else — gathering, carrying, drumming, dancing, praying together.
Festival. Matsuri.
This retreat invites you not to observe Japanese culture from the outside, but to step inside it — as a participant, as a carrier, as part of the community.
Over five days in the mountains of Minami-Shinshu (Nagano), you will live a slower rhythm of life:
Morning meditation and silent breakfast