Zen Temple"EIHEIJI"

 Recently I visited a very famous Zen temple"Eiheiji" in Fukui prefecture,which is located in the  serene mountains.  Tourists can visit this temple daytime,but also provide with lodging for people who want to experience ascetic practices and meditate in Zen style here.　Steve Jobs also wanted to meditate once at this temple.

 I'm planning to take a shortest course of ascetic practices Sanrou called( two days and one night ￥8000) in autumn. If you want to stay longer and experience harder ascetic practices,then you  should participate in Sanzen(four days and three nights course ￥12000) Foreigners can also experience Zen meditation at Eiheiji temple.  This area is covered with snow deeply in winter,so autumn is the best season for beginners.

If you are interested in ascetic practice at Eiheiji please contact  the temple directly.
You can get more information about Eiheiji in English from the following URL.
   http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6601.html