Eiheiji English Tour Update!

August 29th: FJET English Tour of Eiheiji 永平寺
Visit http://www.fukuifamilynet.wordpress.com/events for the detailed tour schedule!

Cost: ¥2000

Time: 8:50am at the FIA for carpooling. 3:00pm finish.

Limit: 15 people

RSVP: Yuko Kitade – yuko4572@yahoo.co.jp

Eiheiji Temple is a place full of beauty and history. Nestled in Eiheiji Town’s mountains and surrounded by colossal old growth cedars, it is over 400 years old and is still used today as one of the largest Soto-Zen Buddhist monasteries in the region. Join us as the Fukui Systematized Goodwill Guides* give us a tour of this marvelous place in English. You will also get a tour of the Bamboo Doll Village and Workshop located near by. Not an event to miss!

If you’re interested in joining this tour, please email Yuko Kitade at yuko4572@yahoo.co.jp

* Fukui SGG is a volunteer group that offers English tours of places and events in Fukui to better share the local culture with foreign visitors .