EVENTS & NEWS
News from Shunkoin & thoughts from Rev.
Takafumi
Kawakami
Schedule for November and December 2024
August 10, 2024
NOTE: If you are U.S. residents, please check the following. So, you will be able to register for these experiences through Peatix. Starting July 26, 2024, if you set your country of residence to the United States in your account settings, you will see the US-specific Peatix page. Users
3-day Zen and Self-Cultivation Retreat in English at Shunkoin Temple from Jan. 29th to 31st, 2020
November 6, 2019
We will offer a 3-day Zen and self-cultivation retreat in English at Shunkoin Temple from Jan. 29th to 31st, 2020. During the retreat, you will learn Zen, Buddhist, and other Eastern philosophies and meditation practices. If you think that something is missing your contemporary mindfulness pract
Three-day Zen and Self-cultivation Retreat in English in Kyoto in January, 2020
November 1, 2019
We will host the three-day Zen and self-cultivation retreat in English at Shunkoin Temple from January 29th to 31st, 2020. Zen meditation, some of the mindfulness practices, and lectures about Buddhist and Zen philosophy will be offered by Rev. Takafumi Kawakami. The meals are included. The
Limited Goshuin (Temple Seal) for April, 2019
April 1, 2019
Limited Spring Editions of Goshuin (temple seal or honorable stamp) are available for the guests who attended our Zen meditation sessions (500 yen per copy and 20 copies per day). Goshuin serves as proof of pilgrimage to that location.