{"id":17421,"date":"2025-04-15T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/?post_type=list&#038;p=17421"},"modified":"2025-04-16T11:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:04:41","slug":"tokyo-travel-guide-2","status":"publish","type":"list","link":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/en\/list\/17421\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninja Zen Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u3010Ninja Zen Meditation Program Overview\u3011<br \/>\n&#8220;Ninjutsu&#8221; is not merely a martial art but a form of ascetic training to become one with nature, based on the concept of unifying mind and body. It allows us to rediscover the connection between mind and body even in modern society. The program utilizes three elements used by ninjas: &#8220;Sealing&#8221; (Kuji-in hand gestures), &#8220;Breathing,&#8221; and &#8220;Bodywork.&#8221;<br \/>\nThis program deepens meditation by tracing the five elements of nature (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Void). Experience the spiritual world of the ninja and feel the world of &#8220;Kyo&#8221; (emptiness\/void) that all ninjas aimed for.<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Experience Content\u3011<br \/>\n\u2022Guided workshop by experienced ninja masters and assistants.<br \/>\n\u2022Learn mental control techniques applicable to modern life (&#8220;Bodywork and Breathing methods&#8221;) from ninja masters.<br \/>\n\u2022Meditation experience in a calming 150-year-old traditional Japanese house.<br \/>\n\u2022&#8221;Wa&#8221; (harmony)-based meditation method using &#8220;In&#8221; (hand seals), symbols of Ninjutsu.<br \/>\n\u2022&#8221;Five Elements Training Program&#8221; to connect with nature and master harmony.<br \/>\n\u2022Traditional ninja rituals such as Kuji-goshin-ho (nine-character protection) and Shiho-harai (four-direction purification).<br \/>\n\u2022&#8221;Wa no Kokoro&#8221; (the spirit of harmony) from ancient ninja philosophy for living resiliently in the modern age.<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Expected Outcomes\u3011<br \/>\n\u2022Improved quality of life.<br \/>\n\u2022Comprehensive coordination of mind and body.<br \/>\n\u2022Enhanced self-awareness and concentration.<br \/>\n\u2022\tPromotion of environmental adaptability and harmony.<br \/>\n\u2022\tAnger control.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2504_ninjazen_low_EN.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The flyer is available by a PDF file.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","genre":[138,139],"area":[4,47],"publisher":[16],"popular_area":[213],"list_tag":[],"publication_date":[129],"recommend_mark":[],"recommend_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17421","list","type-list","status-publish","hentry","genre-experience","genre-history","area-central","area-nerima","publisher-others","popular_area-tokyo-west","publication_date-129","en-US"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 22:14:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"genre"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/list\/17421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/list"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/list"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/list\/17421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17435,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/list\/17421\/revisions\/17435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=17421"},{"taxonomy":"area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area?post=17421"},{"taxonomy":"publisher","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publisher?post=17421"},{"taxonomy":"popular_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/popular_area?post=17421"},{"taxonomy":"list_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/list_tag?post=17421"},{"taxonomy":"publication_date","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_date?post=17421"},{"taxonomy":"recommend_mark","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recommend_mark?post=17421"},{"taxonomy":"recommend_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gotokyo.org\/book\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recommend_tag?post=17421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}