Kyoto Zen Meditation & Garden Tour at a Zen Temple with Lunch
1.Kyoto Zen Meditation & Garden Tour at a Zen Temple with Lunch
Join a small group of up to seven in Kyoto’s Tofukuji area for temple walks, Zen garden visits, guided zazen with a monk, and a traditional Buddhist lunch. Guides such as Yutaka and Hikari provide cultural context and translation. Expect quiet rules during meditation and a late lunch on some departures.
“I highly recommend this tour. It was probably one of our most memorable moments in Kyoto. Hikari was our guide. She was incredibly knowledgeable about the different temples, the organization of them and the history. The tour felt very calm and meditative just from her demeanor and voice. The best part of the tour was the one hour meditation. The monk who led the meditation only spoke Japanese, so Hikari prepped us before with what to expect. There was a brief break in the middle, and she also translated for us some of the additional tips and history he shared. At the end, the monk came over and spoke with…”
