A Zen temple offering English-guided Zen and tea. This guide is compiled from the temple's own published information; we have not visited, and it is not a review.
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The place
Shunkoin, a sub-temple of Myoshinji in Kyoto, lists an English-guided Zen immersion programme with meditation, tea and dialogue with a Zen priest, running in the autumn of 2026, and a Kissako Zen and tea experience inside a living temple. Its site also lists lectures and training, lodging and access information.
What it offers
- Zen immersion: meditation, tea and dialogue.
- An English-guided Zen and tea experience.
- Lodging, lectures and training.
Before you go
- Read Zen temples in Japan, temple stay in Japan and temple etiquette.
- See what Zen is.
- Check details on the temple's own site.
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