ZAZEN (Sitting Meditation) session will be held at Kenchoji Temple for foreigners.
Kanagawa Systematized Goodwill Guide Club (KSGG) will voluntarily escort to the temple and guide them around the temple ground.
Kenchoji is the first-ranked of Zen temple, and is the oldest Zen training monastery.
Time
12:30 Meet at JR Kita-kamakura station .
13:00 Arrive at Kenchoji Temple.
13:30 ZAZEN starts（3sessions,15~20mins for each）
15:10 Q&A session.
16:00 Walk around the temple grounds led by KSGG members.
17:00 Depart at JR Kita-kamakura station.
Fees
Admission Fee for Temple 500yen /person
Fee for ZAZEN session 1,000yen/person
We can escort up to 10 participants.
KSGG will not be liable for any accidents.
Events in 2023~2024 will be on Oct.3rd(Tue), Nov.29th (Wed) and on Feb.29th,2024(Thu)
If you are interested, please fill out for the following application.
(No later than May.31 Wed )
20230509TS_0511FormSM
Main attractions during the tour:
* We will guide you on Shonan Star Mall Street, where you can see a lot of giant bamboo decorations like a picture on the
right. This street extends about 400 meters, which has a lot of shops and stalls on both sides.
You can visit shops during the tour if you wish.
* You can enjoy major festival attractions below at Mitsukedai Hiroba (MH),
the Tanabata Stage (TS) and Beniyacho Machikado Hiroba (BMH).
e.g. 1. Traditional performances by Hiratsuka’s friendship cities, Hanamaki,
Iwate, Takayama, Gifu and Izu, Shizuoka [at TS, from 10:00 am to 12 noon]
2. Starlight Dancing by many local young girls [at TS, from 12:15 to1:00 pm]
3. Huge Dinosaur Robot exhibition [at MH, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm]
4. Tanabata wedding ceremony [at BMH, 10:40 am-]
* Lunch: You can take lunch at a restaurant/diner or buy a lunch box at a shop/stall on the street or at Mitsukedai Hiroba.
A Halāl restaurant is available near the station, so feel free to ask your guide. He/she will guide you to the restaurant.
Special Hands-on Workshop at the International Culture Exchange Salon (ICES)
[from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm]
Visit ICES at Hachimanyama no Yokan.
This building was designed by a British architect and built by Japanese
carpenters in 1908.
This is only one old European style building remaining in the city.
You can enjoy Japanese culture like calligraphy (shuji)–making your own greeting
card with a fudepen–,paper folding (origami), and others.
You can take your artwork to your home.
If you want participate this event, click here.
ZAZEN (Sitting Meditation) session will be held at Kenchoji Temple for foreigners.
Kanagawa Systematized Goodwill Guide Club (KSGG) will voluntarily escort to the temple and guide them around the temple ground.
Kenchoji is the first-ranked of Zen temple, and is the oldest Zen training monastery.
Time
12:30 Meet at JR Kita-kamakura station .
13:00 Arrive at Kenchoji Temple.
13:30 ZAZEN starts（3sessions,15~20mins for each）
15:10 Q&A session.
16:00 Walk around the temple grounds led by KSGG members.
17:00 Depart at JR Kita-kamakura station.
Fees
Admission Fee for Temple 500yen /person
Fee for ZAZEN session 1,000yen/person
We can escort up to 10 participants.
KSGG will not be liable for any accidents.
Events in 2023~2024 will be on Oct.3rd(Tue), Nov.29th (Wed) and on Feb.29th,2024(Thu)
If you are interested, please fill out for the following application.
(No later than September .28 Thursday )
20230911SS