Rice terraces in morning mist, still from the film
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Walk Into
the Myths

Come to the sacred places of Japanese mythology with Mark Hosak and Eileen Wiesmann, and experience what lives behind the stories.

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How it works

Not a tour. A meeting at the sacred places.

We’re not a tour operator, and we don’t want to be one. You travel to Japan your own way. We meet you there, and take you to the places where the old stories still breathe.

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You arrange your trip

You book your own flights and hotels, at your own pace and budget. We’re happy to give you recommendations on where to stay and how to get around.

II

We meet you on site

We meet you at the sacred places and take you there together. Places from the film, such as Izumo, Takachiho, Ise and Mount Kurama.

III

You take part

We explain everything in depth, from the old sources, and you join in the practice. Where it fits, initiations can be given on site, and we know how to find the way into rituals with local people.

Places from the stories

Where the myths happened

Gods gathering above the clouds
IzumoThe great shrine of Ōkuninushi, where the gods of Japan are said to gather once a year.
Uzume dancing in front of the cave
TakachihoThe cave of the sun goddess, and the kagura dances that still retell her story.
A bronze mirror and curved jewels
IseThe shrine of Amaterasu, where the sacred mirror of the sun is kept.
Sunrise over misty mountains
Mount KuramaThe mountain north of Kyoto that leads from the myths to Mikao Usui and Reiki.

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Questions you might have

Do you book flights or hotels for me?

No. You arrange your own travel and accommodation, so you stay completely free in how you travel. We’re glad to recommend places to stay and help you plan the route to where we meet.

Do I need to speak Japanese?

No. Mark speaks Japanese and has spent a lot of time in Japan, so at the places we visit together, you don’t need to worry about that.

When is the next journey, and what does it cost?

Dates and prices go to the waitlist first, before anything is announced publicly.

Does joining the waitlist commit me to anything?

Not at all. It’s free and non-binding, and you can unsubscribe with one click at any time.

Who we are

Your companions on site

Mark Hosak

Japanologist with a PhD from Heidelberg University and three years of research at Kyoto University on Buddhist art, architecture and ritual. Shingon practitioner and researcher, who has walked the 88-temple pilgrimage of Shikoku on foot.

Eileen Wiesmann

Historian, and together with Mark the storyteller behind Sorcerers & Storytellers, where we tell the world’s great myths from the original sources.

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Want to see the places first? Watch “The Entire Story of Japanese Mythology”