Ichibata Yakushi Weekend Zen Meditation (March)

A time to face yourself in silence
A Zen meditation session for individuals held every weekend evening. Anyone in the 6th grade or older can participate. The contents include chanting (beginning with the Heart Sutra and the Four Great Vows), zazen (15–30 minutes per session for 3 sessions with short breaks in between), walking meditation (walking in the temple grounds, indoors in case of rain), dharma talk (mini dharma talks such as 'Dhammapada'), and tea ceremony (sharing tea and snacks while introducing oneself and chatting). Reservations must be made in advance by phone or email.
Ichibata Yakushi Hōdō
25 km from Matsue City (30–40 minutes) and 25 km from Izumo City, Izumo Taisha (30–40 minutes)
10 minutes by bus or taxi from Ichibata Electric Railway Ichibata-guchi Station
- Date & Time
- 3/1(Sat) 19:30~21:303/15(Sat) 19:30~21:303/29(Sat) 19:30~21:30
- Note
- Event dates are March 1 (Sat), 15 (Sat), and 29 (Sat)
- Venue
- Ichibata Yakushi Hōdō
- Address
- 803 Ogata-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture
- Free
- 500 yen per session
- parking
- Free parking
- Access
- 25 km from Matsue City (30–40 minutes) and 25 km from Izumo City, Izumo Taisha (30–40 minutes)
- Access (Public)
- 10 minutes by bus or taxi from Ichibata Electric Railway Ichibata-guchi Station
- Contact
- 0853-67-0111 (Ichibata Yakushi)