Zen Meditation: Hidden Temple in Asakusa

Discover Zen meditation in a 400-year-old Asakusa temple. Enjoy a tea ceremony, Zazen lecture, and chat with a monk. Capture unforgettable moments.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 2-chōme-10-3 Kotobuki - Please find out this tour on IG #travel.japan_together
    Experience Zen meditation at a hidden temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, with a history spanning over 400 years. While Zen is globally renowned and recognized, there are few places in Japan where you can have the best Zen experience with English support. This temple is not open…
What's Included
  • Zen Experience
  • Pictures with Monk
  • English speaking guide
  • Snacks
  • Entrance ticket
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Discover Zen meditation at a secluded temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, boasting a history of over 400 years.

With English assistance, immerse yourself in a genuine Zen experience in Japan. This exclusive session features a tea ceremony and a Zazen lecture by a monk.

Additionally, you’ll have the chance to converse freely with the monk and take memorable photos inside the temple.

Location
Kotobuki, 2-chōme−1−13
We will meetup in front of Family Mart (2 chome-1-13, Kotobuki, Taito City, Tokyo) We will meetup in front of the entrance of Family Mart. It takes 2 min from Tawaramachi station, Asakusa Area (Ginza line). There're 2 branches in this area, so please take care not to go to the incorrect branch.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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783anesum
Oct 13, 2024
Relaxing & insightful - Ken was a great guide and translator for our experience. It was fascinating learning about Japanese zen and Buddhism from a real monk!
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Fernando_h
Oct 10, 2024
Unique, insightful and peaceful - Truly an unique experience! We loved it! Exceeded expectations. The monk had great sense of humor and the interpreter did a good job.
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Jo_llem378
Oct 10, 2024
A rare tranquil escape in Tokyo! Highly recommended - Ken was a wonderful tour and provided so much information to help us learn about the art of zen meditation. Additionally, there was an opportunity to ask questions with the monk after our experience, which was quite a unique and rare opportunity as well. I loved the tea, cake and calligraphy session that we enjoyed together as well. Thank you for the lovely and inspiring afternoon (and for the great photos!).
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Megbi9664kq
Oct 6, 2024
Zen experience - Absolutely incredible experience. Our guide Ken and the monk were super welcoming. We had an amazing time, from learning how to meditate, doing calligraphy, and a tea ceremony at the end. Definitely a highlight of our trip and would highly recommend!
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Cathlamonde
Oct 2, 2024
Great experience in a zen place not open to public and tourists ! ❤️ - I really liked this activity, especially because the temple is not open to public and tourists, very nice monk and accompagnant, a great experience, very zen place and garden, interesting activity, I will certainly do it again when I will come back to Japan ! ❤️
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Izziebouboudamour
Oct 1, 2024
I felt very zen - I really enjoy the time spent in this small temple, where all was done to answer our questions and make us feel the reallity of zen practice. Ken, our guide, was particularly friendly, as was the monk. Thank you so much for this moment.
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Joni771
Sep 30, 2024
Authentic Zen Experience - Really enjoyed this experience. The guide, Ken-san, was informative and friendly. It was an honor to spend the moment with him and, of course, the monk. Highly recommend!
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Sandrak385
Sep 30, 2024
Worth it! - It was very interesting! Both the guide and the monk were very friendly and answered all questions. I really liked it!
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Trek15643680706
Sep 11, 2024
The Must-do activity that you didn’t know you needed! - This was absolutely a highlight of my Tokyo visit. Great insights to Japanese spiritual practices, and my own personal meditation practice. The monk was so very generous with his time. Ken was a SUPER tour coordinator. Many, many, many thanks.
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Flyer794115
Jul 24, 2024
Very memorable experience - This was an incredible experience during our trip to Japan. We were able to practice a sitting meditation, and then calligraphy, and finally a small matcha tea ceremony. This was a very memorable experience and our translator was very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend this as an intro to zen meditation.
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From $51
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).