Morning Zazen at a Working Zen Temple
Two sittings, a monk's talk, and breakfast in silence
From ¥6,500 / person (tax included)
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Experience Overview
The temple opens at 6am for its own practice and lets a small group join. Two twenty-five minute sittings with walking meditation between, then a plain breakfast eaten without talking.
- A real practice, not a demonstration
- Posture corrected properly
- Breakfast in silence
What's Included
Included
Two zazen sittings
Twenty-five minutes each with kinhin between.
Dharma talk with translation
About twenty minutes.
Temple breakfast
Vegetarian by definition.
What You'll Do
30 min
A real practice, not a demonstration
You are joining the temple's own morning schedule.
30 min
Posture corrected properly
The monk walks the hall and adjusts you.
30 min
Breakfast in silence
Rice, miso and pickles, eaten the temple way.
Requirements
What to bring and prepare before you join.
Comfortable shoes
There is more standing than sitting.
Cash
Some small shops still do not take cards.
Meeting Point
Location
Yamanouchi, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-0062, Japan
At the main gate; arrive by 5:50am
Nearest stations
Accessibility
Get in touch before booking if you have mobility needs — some of the route is on uneven ground and we can usually adapt it.
Your Host
Yuki Tanaka
About Yuki
Born and raised here, and still surprised by it. I started hosting because visitors kept asking me the same questions and I had better answers than the guidebooks did.
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Dress code
Dress for walking and for the weather.
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From ¥6,500 / person (tax included)
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