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Zen Meditation at Shunkō-in

春光院

The temple's American-educated vice abbot, Rev. Taka Kawakami, offers a detailed English tour of temple and leads Zen meditation lessons. The temple hosts many important artistic and cultural properties related to Zen Buddhism and also connected to Shinto and Christianity, and also offers accommodation for ¥5000/night.

Address
42 Myōshiji-chō, Hanazono, Ukyō-ku
Hours
09:00-10:30, 10:40-12:10, 13:30-15:00 daily
Price
Accommodations: ¥4000-5000; Tour: ¥2000, including matcha green tea and sweet

Listing from Wikivoyage: Kyoto/North, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.