Daisen Miyuki Festival is a praying ceremony for road safety, family safety and prosperous business, which takes place at Daisenji Temple once three years.
Locals from adults to children dress up in colorful traditional attire, and disguise themselves as gods, armed priests and other Daisen-related figures. They parade along the old approach from Bakurouza Parking to Daisenji Temple, taking 2 hours.
I have attended a local tour run by Daisen Tour Guide. It was very educational to walk with the guide Mr. Oomori, who is specialized in the history and culture of Mt. Daisen. He is an interpreter at Daisen Museum of Nature and History.
We ate lunch at Toyama Ryokan on the approach to Daisenji Temple. The main ingredients were the wild vegetables on Mt. Daisen, such as Bamboo sprout, Butterbur sprout, Japanese pepper, Udo, bracken and mushrooms.
This is the office of Daisen Tour Desk :)
Daisen Tour Desk
Daisen, Daisen-cho, Saihaku-gun, Tottori
Phone: 0859-48-6123 (Japanese Only)
http://eco.daisenking.net/
View Mt. Daisen Area in a larger map
And...this is my favorite pic of the day :)
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