{"id":571,"date":"2024-06-26T09:33:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T00:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/?p=571"},"modified":"2024-07-03T18:13:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T09:13:44","slug":"zen-meditation-at-sankeien-garden-for-incentive-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/2024\/06\/26\/zen-meditation-at-sankeien-garden-for-incentive-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Zen meditation at Sankeien Garden (for Incentive Tour)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u3010About Sankeien Garden\u3011<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sankeien Garden features many historical houses and buildings recognized as culturally significant by the Japanese government. These structures were relocated to the park from various locations across Japan, including a three-storied pagoda situated on a hill deep within the garden.<\/p>\n<p>The entire garden was once the private residence of Tomitaro &#8220;Sankei&#8221; Hara (1869-1939), a prosperous silk merchant.<\/p>\n<p>In late March or early April, the cherry blossoms (sakura) are in full bloom. In July and August, a pond near the entrance is adorned with the beauty of thousands of Japanese pink lotus blossoms. In late autumn, you can enjoy the stunning autumn foliage. In winter, plum blossoms (ume) begin to bloom from mid to late February.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MIMG369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u3010About the Experience\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can try Zen meditation at Kakushokaku, a city-designated tangible cultural property. Afterward, enjoy a walk around the traditional Japanese garden with a curator.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC07037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"554\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u3010Options\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\n\u30fbKaiseki cuisine<br \/>\n\u30fbTrying matca<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC07073-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC07053-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n\u3010Number of people accepted\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\nApproximately 25 people<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u3010Access\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\n\u30fb35 minutes from Haneda Airport by car<br \/>\n\u30fb40 minutes from Yokohama Station by bus (get off at &#8220;Sankeien Iriguchi&#8221;, a 5-minute walk to the garden)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u3010Parking\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">available (<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Paid)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">\u3010Inquiry<\/span>\u3011<\/strong><br \/>\nYokohama City Visitors Bureau\u3000TEL\uff1a045-221-2111\/MAIL\uff1ainbound@ycvb.or.jp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u3010About Sankeien Garden\u3011 Sankeien Garden features many historical...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":583,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions\/583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}