Kyoto Zen Meditation & Garden Tour At A Zen Temple With Lunch

Fantastic, really recommended experience! Yutaka was great and very informative!! You get a very good idea of what Zen is, and he is very knowledgable of the topic :)

Our Guide, Yutaka, was an amazing guide. Very knowledgeable and very interactive. He is very considerate and answers all your questions. The meditation and temple visits were awesome. Easily, one of my highlights of Japan trip. All in all it was value for money.

Our guide Yutaka was super! Very welcoming and informative!! Definitely will come by to do the meditation again!

Our guide Yukata is super! Very welcoming and informative! Definitely will come back again!

I learned so much on this tour and had a wonderful experience. I plan to bring back my meditation experience with me.

Yutaka was great, the tour was so informative even before the meditation, and the lunch after was great! The zen meditation was wonderful, definitely a lot of things i will take with me my whole entire life!!

I have a very good experience with Yutaka San as the tour guide. He has explained various information about temple history and japanese tradition in entering temples. Enjoyed the garden tour and atmosphere, allowing oneself to relax and put mind at peace. Meditation session is good with clear explanation given in booklet and a nice inner search meditation is experienced. Definitely recommended for others to give a try when you are in Kyoto.

The guide Yutaka Yoshida was very knowledgeable and explained everything in detail and in good clear English. We were a group of only 6 so it was very efficient and friendly. Later the lunch was also very tasty and cosy. Highly recommended.

Our guide Yutaka was very pleasant and very knowledgeable.

Yutaka is a wonderful guide who made our tour truly special. We loved every moment of it and would happily recommend him to anyone.

Yutaka was an informative and funny guide. Once in a lifetime experience doing the monk guided meditation.

Super fun tour! Our tourguide yutaka was very nice and had a lot of informations. Excellent!

Great tour and a cool and funny guide

Yutaki was a wonderful guide, knowledgeable and personable, and made sure we had a great time. Also it helped by it not being such a busy time, and he did a good job trying to keep it more private and personal.

It was such a great tour with an excellent guide tour, very professional and very nice Truly recommended if you interested to learn more about the zen and Japan

Today’s Zen Garden tour with Yutaka was an absolute highlight of my time in Kyoto! I learned so much about the traditions of Zen Buddhism and Shintoism. We enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere of a beautiful temple garden, and the meditation session that followed was a special way to immerse myself in the practice. I also had the opportunity to ask the monk questions. The meal afterwards was delicious, too. All in all, it was an experience I highly recommend!

What an amazing experience! It was our first time in Kyoto and doing this zen meditation felt like a great experience to try out. Our tour guide Yoshida Yutaka was super helpful right from the start. We found him right away and he was so patient with all our questions throughout the tour. We had the choice to do this tour on our own, but honestly I’m so grateful we booked this tour because I wouldn’t have gained as much Info as I did and it made the experience so much better. Thank you!

Such an amazing experience! I learned so much about Zen, and the meditation practice was truly special. Yutaka, our guide, gave clear and thorough explanations that made everything easy to understand. Highly recommended!

What a great experience. Guide was extremely knowledgeable and informative! We had been traveling for two days and did this on our first full day in Kyoto. I really feel this is when our trip started! And a great start it was! Thanks again for a wonderful experience!!!

It was an amazing experience. The guide was very informative and super friendly. He did a great job explaining everything. Definitely would recommend this to friends and family

Amazing expérience and introduction to the Zen and Zazen Meditation.

Yutaka YOSHIDA is an excellent company to have , very informative and engaging. He made sure our experience was seamless and memorable , he went beyond any typical/ordinary tour guide usually provides .

Yutaka is an Excellent tour guide!! He is very patient, knowledgeable & very pleasant to his guests. He is definitely a 5-star tour guide!!

Yutaka was very accommodating, generous, and informative throughout the trip! He’s very knowledgeable and entertaining as a host, and the food he provided us was very delicious!

Yutaka was amazing tour guide. He told us a lot of information. The meditation was great. I recommend it to everyone!

Kana was our guide and she was very knowledgeable. This tour was amazing for all the senses… and for finding your inner peace! Highly recommend this tour would Kana! Thank you for a experience of a lifetime.

Yutaka was amazing, kind, prepared and fun. Best tour of our trip to Japan!!!!! Highly recommend!

Yutaka was incredible! Very knowledgeable and we learned so much about meditation. Highly recommended experience

Yutaka’s tour was amazing! We had so much fun learning from him and meditating for the first time. Highly recommend to anyone who is curious about exploring the religions of Japan. You won’t be disappointed

Our guide was knowledgeable, engaging and informative, sharing the history and philosophy behind the garden and nearby temples. The guided Zen meditation was the highlight of the experience, encouraging us to slow down, be present and appreciate the garden in a much deeper way. I left with a greater understanding of Japanese culture and would highly recommend this tour.

I had an amazing experience! Yutaka was a great guide, very knowledgeable about the area and answered all my questions. The meditation was a really cool experience and it was nice to chat with the monk at the end. The food was very yummy as well. Such a great day.

Yutaka was amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ He took me round lots of temples and a beautiful zen garden. Then we did a meditation with a monk which was a beautiful experience. We finished it off with a lovely traditional Japanese meal. Highly recommend he’s wonderful ⭐️⭐️

Yutaka was my guide and it was an incredible tour! I did this by myself for my birthday and I really felt like it helped me clear my mind and learn so much about meditation. He even met me when I was 20 minutes early and showed me around some extra places. 100% recommended this tour!

We had such an amazing time! Tour was great!

Excellent experience visiting temples, attending a zen meditation, seeing the gardens, and traditional vegan lunch. It was wonderful!

The trip was amazing and so enlightening! Highly recommend!

I really enjoyed my day learning about zen meditation and the opportunity to immerse myself in this through time spent in a zen garden and a meditation led by a Buddhist monk. Yakatura was a fantastic guide, knowledgeable and considerate. The lunch was delicious and beautifully presented.

Great experience. Our guide was very helpful and educational.

Really lovely experience to get to know Zen Buddhist culture better, as well as see several beautiful locations in Kyoto. Yutaka Yoshida was a wonderful tour guide for the full experience!

Wonderful tour. Very calming and inspiring.

We met our guide at an easily accessible location. The tour lasted over 4 hours and changed our entire experience in Kyoto. We learned so much from our lovely guide, Yuka, about the spiritual side of Kyoto and Zen Buddhism. The tour included a quiet stop to begin our introduction to the many aspects of Temple architecture and design. The meditation session was introduced and led in Japanese but Yuka provided us with English translation materials. The vegan lunch was both delicious and interesting. We would highly recommend this tour for anyone seeking an immersive and thoughtful Zen experience

Yutaka was a fantastic tour guide, we had a memorable day visiting the temples & we learned lots along the way. He was full of interesting information and local knowledge. The temples were stunning and not too busy with other tourists. Lovely guided meditation session with a monk & a delicious vegan lunch to finish off the tour perfectly. We highly recommend this to anyone looking for an authentic experience.

Yutaka is an amazing host! Very organised and explained every step in advance, so it felt very easy. Very kind and helpful, patiently giving answers to any question we have. We ended up just 3 of us including Yutaka. First walking around Tofukuji area then a group meditation (2 x 15min) and q&a with a real monk. Then satisfying vegan lunch (good one as someone who eats meat!). Highly recommend, very unforgettable and unique!

Yakata was a great guide! We had a lot of fun with him, learning about temples and zazan meditation. My teens enjoyed it too

My family and I went to temples and meditation with a monk. He’s a very very kind and gave important and helpful information. Made sure we knew what was happening during our experience and moved quickly and efficiently. He’s a great guy!!!

Loved the experience and the temples and Yutaka was very helpful and nice and he made it very fun

so fun! went with my family, and had a calming great experience. visited temples, meditation, and lunch at the end! overall i recommend for any family.

Yutaka gave us a very good tour and lots of information to keep. Great experience, highly recommend!

Loved it and thoughly enjoyed Yutakas company. Thank you from east Tennessee 🙏.