6 articles to prepare your trip
A small sub-temple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Daisen-in shelters a dry rock garden whose composition reads like a life journey according to Zen philosophy.
Kyoto's most historic district, renowned for its geiko and maiko, Gion preserves cobbled streets, ochaya teahouses, temples and one of Japan's oldest festivals.
A Zen temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, Ginkaku-ji embodies the wabi-sabi aesthetic through its wooden pavilion and landscaped gardens.
Temple Engyo
Tenth-century Buddhist temple perched on Mount Shosha in Himeji, a stage on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage and backdrop for The Last Samurai.
Temple Eihei
30 minutes from Fukui, Eihei-ji is one of two seats of Japanese Soto Zen: 70 buildings nestled in an ancient cedar forest with zazen initiation programs.
Izushi
A former castle town nicknamed the "Little Kyoto of Tajima," Izushi blends samurai heritage, legendary sobas, and Zen meditation—just a short distance from Kinosaki Onsen.
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