Unpacking Japan | Why this foreigner became a priest in the Japanese mountains ft. @kiwiyamabushi @unpackingjapan | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Meet Tim, a Yamabushi, which is a type of priest, or "mountain ascetic," as he describes it, who sits down with us to tell about his journey from New Zealand to the mountains of Yamagata.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:32 Meet Tim
8:36 Discovering Yamabushi
11:47 What is a Yamabushi?
16:29 Practicing Shugendou
23:02 The Role of Mountains
27:17 Week-Long Training
29:36 Obligations
35:51 Hardest Parts
38:35 Shinto vs. Buddhist Yamabushi
42:32 Membership Secrecy and Growth
52:56 Pilgrimages vs. Trainings
57:56 Philosophy of Acceptance
1:01:42 How to Learn More
1:05:05 What's Next for Tim

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