[Kanagawa, Kamakura] Meditate in Zen temple near Kamakura Station for mind-body balance.
Experience details
Included
- Experience fee
Not Included
- Please pay admission fee (300 yen) of Engakuji temple and also pay money offering as usual when you visit a shrine or temple.
Meeting Point
9:30 13:30 15:30
* Please let us know your desired time at the time of application.
Kanagawa kamakura city Yamanouchi 409
Before the entrance of the Jūnji temple
Venue Address
神奈川県鎌倉市山ノ内409 円覚寺 入口前
Provided by
SAMURAI Project
Schedule
- 1 to 2 hours
- 2 to 3 hours
Description
Kamakura is a popular tourist destination for Japanese and foreign visitors. It is a place where many Japanese traditions have been preserved along with nature. And it was a birthplace of the Kamakura shogunate known as the samurai regime. We are carrying out a SAMURAI Project to offer a Japanese cultural experience at the Kigen-in temple, usually not open to the public, located in the vicinity of JR Kita-Kamakura Station.
[Flow of Experience]
1 Handout of materials and explanation about events
2 Drawing of zen art with a brush
3 Guidance by Head of Monk of Kigen-in upon zazen
4 First zazen experience
5 Second zazen experience
6 Lecture by Head of Monk of Kigen-in upon zen philosophy with use of explanatory pictures
7 Third zazen experience
8 Another drawing of zen art on Sekishu Banshi (traditional handmade paper, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage)
9 Commentary on zen art and sharing of impression of experience
10 Event end
* Please be noted that the order of the event may vary depending upon circumstance on the day of event.
[Time required]
3-3.5 hours
* Please pay admission fee (300 yen) of Engakuji temple and also pay money offering as usual when you visit a shrine or temple.