01 · Private · 5N
Zen gardens, the gates of Fushimi Inari and Nara's Great Buddha.
- Fushimi Inari
- Ryoan-ji
- Todai-ji, Nara
For stillness · awe
Japan · On request
Kyoto & Nara
Temples, tea, and the long road Buddhism took east from India.
- Base
- Kyoto
- Best time
- Mar – May · Oct – Nov
- Also
- Nara, Arashiyama, Koyasan
Journeys in Kyoto & Nara
3 ways in.
Planned privately on request, with trusted local partners.
02 · Private · 4N
Kyoto, with a temple stay among the monks of Mount Koya.
- A shukubo temple stay
- Okunoin
- Morning prayers
For devotion · stillness
03 · Private · 4N
The tea ceremony, Nishijin weaving and the kitchens of Nishiki.
- Tea ceremony
- Nishijin weaving
- Nishiki market
For curiosity · indulgence
Experiences in Kyoto & Nara
Add to any journey.
01 · Stillness
Tea ceremony
Matcha prepared in a machiya tea room.
02 · Stillness
Zazen at dawn
Seated meditation with a Zen monk.
From the Journal
Before you go to Kyoto & Nara
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