[Kanagawa, Kamakura] Experience zazen (Zazen) at a temple just a 2-minute walk from Kamakura Station! Why not maintain your mind and body?

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• Kamakura is a popular tourist destination for both Japanese and international visitors. It's a land where much of Japanese culture remains, along with nature. It's also the birthplace of the Kamakura Shogunate, a samurai government. Located just a short walk from JR Kita-Kamakura Station, Kigen-in Temple, normally off-limits to the public, is the location of the SAMURAI Project, where you can experience Japanese culture. [Experience Schedule] 1. Distribution of materials and explanation of the event; 2. Drawing Zen art with a brush; 3. Zazen instruction from the head priest; 4. First Zazen Experience; 5. Second Zazen Experience; 6. Explanation of Zen picture stories from the head priest; 7. Third Zazen Experience; 8. Drawing Zen art on Sekishu-banshi paper, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage; 9. Zen art explanation and sharing of experience impressions; 10. End of the event. Please note that the schedule may change depending on the situation on the day. [Duration] 3-3.5 hours. A 300 yen temple admission fee and an offering at the event venue are required.
• Kigen-in Temple, where Natsume Soseki also practiced Zen, is off-limits to tourists
• Kigen-in Temple is normally off-limits to tourists. In the quiet grounds, surrounded by greenery and filled with the sounds of birdsong, you will receive direct instruction in zazen (seated meditation) from the head priest of Kigen-in Temple as an introduction.
• Between the second and third zazen sessions, the head priest will give a talk on Zen.
• Between the second and third zazen sessions, the head priest will give a Zen talk. This story is the illustrated story that inspired the Zen art you will create. As you listen to the story in a tranquil manner, you will reflect on your everyday life (work and private life) and life in a broader sense. The zazen session that follows will be even more relaxing thanks to the head priest's talk, resulting in a special time of zazen where you will feel calm and at peace.
• Relax your mind and body in a natural environment away from everyday life
• It will be a mental time that is the complete opposite of the feelings that modern people experience, such as ``feeling a little tired,'' ``every day is so busy that it passes by in a hurry,'' and ``my heart is restless.''