Zenkoji Tour and Tea Experience with 'Shukubo' Temple Stay

Name: Zenkoji Tour and Tea Experience with 'Shukubo' Temple Stay
Brand: Viator
Price: 277.22 USD
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4.9(28)2 daysEnglishBook 2 days aheadNagano, Japan

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Enjoy a guided temple tour and a fire ceremony as well as a traditional tea experience, sampling of local dumplings, ‘sake’ tasting, and a unique stay at a traditional ‘shukubo.’

Included

Tea experience including matcha and traditional sweets
English-speaking guide in Nagano City, including guided tour of Zenko-ji and fire ceremony.
Accommodation at a ‘shukubo’ temple lodging: ‘Japanese-style Room’ with on-floor ‘futon’ bedding
Simple lunch of two oyaki
Dinner
Breakfast
Sake Tasting

Not included

Additional food, snacks & drinks
Entry to other paid attractions at Zenko-ji's, or the 'O-Asaji' morning ceremony

What you'll do

Enjoy a simple snack of 'oyaki' at Ogawa-no-sho and sake tasting at Imanishiki
(order may be reversed)
30 minAdmission included
Zenko-ji Temple
I-491 Nagano Motoyoshicho, Nagano, Japan
Experience a private 'goma' prayer fire ceremony, performing the ritual yourself, inside the Daikanjin temple complex within Zenko-ji. Afterward you will begin your detailed guided tour of Zenko-ji with (time-permitting), free time to also explore the temple grounds for yourself.
2 hoursAdmission included
Patio Daimon
54 Daimoncho, Nagano, Japan
Combining tradition with modern style, you will get to make your own matcha while discovering the art and performance of this authentic Japanese experience. When the experience concludes, your guide will say his or her goodbyes, leaving you to enjoy the rest of your evening at the Shukubo.
45 minAdmission included

Zenko-ji Temple
I-491 Nagano Motoyoshicho, Nagano, Japan
Day two is a non-guided tour where the guest can enjoy the day according to their preferences. Enjoy a Warm Welcome at Zenko-ji’s Morning Service Referred to as the ‘o-asaji’, the ceremony takes places every morning of the year, led by the head of the Tendai and Jodo sects – the two Buddhist sects charged with responsibility for the temple – and welcomes anyone to participate regardless of background or faith.
1 hourAdmission not included

Meeting and pickup

2 locations

Pickup details

Meetup with your guide inside Nagano Station - they will be waiting for you in front of the large Information Board directly across the Shinkansen / 'Bullet Train' ticket gates - and walk toward Zenko-ji Temple, stopping at the smaller Saiko-ji Temple along the way and onto lunch.