Deep Japan

Deep in a forested valley in the
mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies
Seiunji, one of the earliest temples
dedicated to the practice of Zen
meditation in Japan. A world
apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Deep Japan

Deep in a forested valley in the mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies Seiunji,
one of the earliest temples dedicated to the practice of Zen meditation in Japan.
A world apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Deep Japan

Original Zen

Here, Zen is practiced as it was
first envisioned: outdoors, with
nothing but the stone beneath
and the sky above.

Original Zen

Iwa Zazen

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Original Zen

Here, Zen is practiced as it was first envisioned: outdoors,
with nothing but the stone beneath and the sky above.

Original Zen

Spiritual Crossroads

Seiunji houses one of the few
examples in the world of art
combining elements of Buddhist,
Christian, and the ancient
Manichaean faith.

Spiritual Crossroads

Seiunji houses one of the few examples in the world of art combining elements of Buddhist, Christian, and the ancient Manichaean faith.

Spiritual Crossroads

A World Unto Itself

With a café, soba making, meeting
hall, lodging facilities, and hot
springs within walking distance,
everything the body and spirit
needs is here.

A World Unto Itself

A World Unto Itself

With a café, soba making, meeting hall, lodging facilities,
and hot springs within walking distance, everything the body and spirit needs is here.

A World Unto Itself

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栖雲寺 Seiunji

Original Zen

Deep Japan

Deep in a forested valley in the
mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies
Seiunji, one of the earliest temples
dedicated to the practice of Zen
meditation in Japan. A world
apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Deep Japan

Deep in a forested valley in the mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies Seiunji,
one of the earliest temples dedicated to the practice of Zen meditation in Japan.
A world apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Original Zen

Here, Zen is practiced as it was
first envisioned: outdoors, with
nothing but the stone beneath
and the sky above.

Iwa Zazen

Original Zen

Here, Zen is practiced as it was first envisioned: outdoors,
with nothing but the stone beneath and the sky above.

Spiritual Crossroads

Seiunji houses one of the few
examples in the world of art
combining elements of Buddhist,
Christian, and the ancient
Manichaean faith.

Spiritual Crossroads

Seiunji houses one of the few examples in the world of art combining elements of Buddhist, Christian, and the ancient Manichaean faith.

A World Unto Itself

With a café, soba making, meeting
hall, lodging facilities, and hot
springs within walking distance,
everything the body and spirit
needs is here.

A World Unto Itself

With a café, soba making, meeting hall, lodging facilities,
and hot springs within walking distance, everything the body and spirit needs is here.

無はここにあり
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栖雲寺 Seiunji

Original Zen

Deep Japan

Deep in a forested valley in the mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies Seiunji, one of the earliest temples dedicated to the practice of Zen meditation in Japan. A world apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Deep Japan

Deep in a forested valley in the mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies Seiunji, one of the earliest temples dedicated to the practice of Zen meditation in Japan. A world apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Original Zen

Here, Zen is practiced as it was first envisioned: outdoors, with nothing but the stone beneath and the sky above.

Iwa Zazen

Original Zen

Here, Zen is practiced as it was first envisioned: outdoors, with nothing but the stone beneath and the sky above.

Spiritual Crossroads

Seiunji houses one of the few examples in the world of art combining elements of Buddhist, Christian, and the ancient Manichaean faith.

Spiritual Crossroads

Seiunji houses one of the few examples in the world of art combining elements of Buddhist, Christian, and the ancient Manichaean faith.

A World Unto Itself

With a café, soba making, meeting hall, lodging facilities, and hot springs within walking distance, everything the body and spirit needs is here.

A World Unto Itself

With a café, soba making, meeting hall, lodging facilities, and hot springs within walking distance, everything the body and spirit needs is here.

無はここにありNothing is here

Nothing is here

Deep in a forested valley in the
mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies
Seiunji, one of the earliest temples
dedicated to the practice of Zen
meditation in Japan. A world
apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Deep in a forested valley in the mountains beyond Mt. Fuji lies Seiunji,
one of the earliest temples dedicated to the practice of Zen meditation in Japan.
A world apart, only two hours from Tokyo.

Here, Zen is practiced as it was
first envisioned: outdoors, with
nothing but the stone beneath
and the sky above.

Here, Zen is practiced as it was first envisioned: outdoors,
with nothing but the stone beneath and the sky above.

Seiunji houses one of the few
examples in the world of art
combining elements of Buddhist,
Christian, and the ancient
Manichaean faith.

With a café, soba making, meeting
hall, lodging facilities, and hot
springs within walking distance,
everything the body and spirit
needs is here.

With a café, soba making, meeting hall, lodging facilities,
and hot springs within walking distance, everything the body and spirit needs is here.

無はここにあり
Nothing is here