Shunkoin Temple Today: Schedule of Zen Meditation Class in English from March 30th to April 14th, 2014

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Schedule of Zen Meditation Class in English from March 30th to April 14th, 2014

Learn how to adapt Zen Buddhist philosophy and meditation in your life with modern science.

March 30th (Sun)
11:00 - 12:30 in English (no reservation required)

March 31st (Mon)
No meditation class due to the ceremony at Myoshinji Temple

April 1st (Tue)
No meditation class due to the ceremony at Myoshinji Temple

April 2nd (Wed)
No meditation class due to the university program

April 3rd (Thur)
No meditation class due to the university program

April 4th (Fri)
No meditation class due to the university program

April 5th (Sat)
No meditation class

April 6th (Sun)
No meditation class due to the talk in Hakone

April 7th (Mon)
No meditation class

April 8th (Tue)
9:00 - 10:30 in English (no reservation required)

April 9th (Wed)
9:00 - 10:30 in English (no reservation required)

April 10th (Thur)
9:00 - 10:30 in English (no reservation required)

April 11th (Fri)
9:00 - 10:30 in English (no reservation required)

April 12th (Sat)
~~9:00 - 10:30 in English (no reservation required)~~ Cancelled

April 13th (Sun)
9:00 - 10:30 in English (no reservation required)

April 14th (Mon)
8:30 - 9:30 in English (only Zen meditation)

Zen Meditation Class and Dharma Talk (90 Minutes): Traditional Zen Philosophy and Application to Your Everyday Life

Our Zen meditation class (including Dharma talk and temple tour) is offered according to the schedule above. Each class is 90 minutes and lead in English by the deputy head priest, Rev. Taka Kawakami. He explains how to incorporate Zen Buddhist philosophy and meditation into your everyday life by using religious, philosophical, and neuroscientific concepts.

1. 10 minutes instruction of Zen Buddhism and meditation
2. two 15-minutes meditation sessions
3. explanation of gardens and screen paintings at the temple

To attend the class at 9:00 - 10:30 and 10:40 -12:10, no reservation is required. However, please the reservation to attend our 13:30 - 15:00 class at least 5 days in advance. (a group of more than 5 people, only).

The Fee: 2,000 yen/person (In April, 2014, it will be 2,200 yen/person)

Also, we offer exclusive tours for special requests. Please contact us for more details.

Now, our new temple lodging facility is available. We just opened our new facility on December 10th, 2012.

There are atatami flooring, own shower room and toilet. Each room can have 2- 3 Japanese futons. Linens and towels are provided.

The room rates are;

Single person use: 6,000 yen/person/night
Two people: 5,500 yen/person/night
Three people: 4,500 yen/person/night

The prices include 5% sales tax.

We have started taking reservations for March, April, May, June, July, and August, 2014. However, at this point, we have no vacancy from March 19th to April 23rd, 2014.

The room rates will be changed in April, 2014 due to the increasing sales tax.

New Prices are;

Single person use: 6,500 yen/person/night + 8 % sales tax
Two people: 5,500 yen/person/night + 8 % sales tax
Three people: 5,000 yen/person/night + 8 % sales tax
Student discount: 500 yen/person off for each night (except 3/20 - 5/10, 10/1- 11/30, and 12/25 - 1/5) if you show us your student ID at your check-in