This study examined how American university students perceived and negotiated concept of Buddhism practice through a Zoom meditation session offered by a Japanese monk. The session was conducted as a part of Study Abroad students’ class at a university in Tokyo and eighteen American students participated. The monk had a long-time experience introducing Buddhism practice to non-Japanese speakers and the session was conducted only in English. Japan has a complex approach to religion. While Shinto and Buddhism have been centered around the foundations of Japanese culture and society, it is said that only 36% of Japanese have professed religious beliefs (Kobayashi, 2019). The purposes of this Zoom session were A) to introduce the idea of Buddhism as an everyday practice and B) to provide an opportunity to explore Zen meditation practice in Japan through real-time communication. The study examined the record of the 90 minutes session and student reflections on their interpretations of Buddhism in Japan, which were submitted after the session. It revealed that the students reinforced their view of Buddhism as a “core religion” among Japanese people and it connected to their inquisitiveness of why there are many Buddhist temples in Tokyo or why many places in Japan were clean. While the session helped the students to more fully comprehend their observations on Japan, their view of Buddhism as a religion of the Japanese people appeared unchanged.