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• Zen experience with temple and Japanese garden.

  Eunjoo L,

  Apr 22, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  It was a excellent zen experience with japanese garden and temple. I learned about zen and Buddha and Buddhism. Also vegetarian lunch was a excellent choice

• One of the highlights of our Japan trip

  Mitch T,

  Mar 26, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  This was such a reflective and spiritual day. Our tour guide Yutaka was friendly and felt comfortable talking with him. We learned about his culture and the area. We saw a few Buddhist temples and were able to sit and reflect before going to the main temple where we actually spent some time meditating with a Buddhist priest. If ever you were curious about zazen meditation or Buddhist practices, this is a must do. Then we finished the day having lunch together and it was just wonderful.

• Fantastic experience, will get you into meditation!

  Patrick M,

  Mar 12, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  The tour with yukasan and the group zen meditation, which was our first one, was an absolute highlight in Kyoto! We learned a lot about Shinto and Buddhism, enjoyed a very quiet temple and relaxed even more in a very authentic zen meditation which we really enjoyed. Afterwards you feel calm and are ready for the busy streets again. Highly recommend this tour and enjoy the delicious shoseki ryouhin lunch set-meal which is just a delight after all the heavy food and smells you are surrounded with in Nishiki market :) Thank you very much much , yukasan!

• Fabulous experience!

  Ada M,

  Sep 19, 2024

  - Viator

  5.00

  Amazing time! It was a wonderful experience - learning about Zen lifestyle and practicing Zazen meditation. Everything was very well-organized by our guide, Yutaka. The Kyoto-style lunch was delicious and really big! I didn’t expect to enjoy vegan food this much, but it was absolutely delicious! Overall, this is a must-try experience in Kyoto. I’d recommend going

• Best part of our trip

  Amy S,

  Aug 11, 2024

  - Viator

  5.00

  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 us, allowing us to ask any questions which then Hikari translated. This was truly amazing and I highly recommend it if you have any interest in Zen meditation, Buddhism or philosophy and meditation in general.