Find your calm with Zazen meditation at a temple surrounded year-round by blooms
1.5 hour private experience
Location: Hiroshima City
Offered in Japanese, with a friendly Deeper Japan guide interpreting in your language
A minimum of 2 guests is required to book. Solo participants are welcome but will be charged the 2-person rate
Meet the Master
What you’ll do
Visit a temple on the outskirts of Hiroshima, overlooking the scenic Seto Inland Sea. Learn more about the temple's history and Rinzai Buddhist teachings from the head monk of the temple. Center yourself with Zazen meditation, then stroll the temple grounds and famed gardens with the monk.
Who can attend
Children must be 12+
Availability
Monday to Friday
Session 1 (13:30 - 15:00)
Session 2 (15:30 - 17:00)
Not available on weekends, during obon holidays, and in late June
Access
45 minutes by car from Hiroshima Station
Zen in Bloom
Zazen meditation centers on balance, breath, and stillness — a Zen Buddhist practice rooted in quiet discipline and deep physical awareness. Unlike other Buddhist traditions that emphasize chanting, reciting mantras, or renouncing worldly attachments, Zazen offers a path to enlightenment through the simplicity of seated meditation. Practitioners sit with steady posture and a calm yet alert mind, allowing thoughts and emotions to rise and fall naturally, like ripples on water. By harmonizing breath with form, Zazen cultivates a profound sense of presence — a union of body and mind that leads toward inner peace and clarity. At this Rinzai Zen temple, erected in the 1600s and overlooking key points in Hiroshima's history and the scenic Seto Inland Sea, practice Zazen meditation with the head monk. Surrounded by meandering gardens that bloom with flowers in every season, but are especially famed for the vivid blues, purples, and pink hydrangeas, discover Zen in a location of both blossoming beauty and spiritual tranquility. Let the quiet of the temple, the rhythm of your breath, and the presence of nature guide you inward — toward a moment of stillness that lingers long after you leave.
Cancellation Policy
Please make your booking at least 3 days in advance. See cancellation policy here.
Tours will rarely be canceled or changed, even in cases of bear activity or bad weather.
