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The May Friday evening zazen and Saturday zazen meetings will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 26th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday evening zazen meetings: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Saturday Zazen meeting : 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
From April 16 to 20, 2025, we held the first sesshin for the new system. Under the guidance of Master Genryo, seven students practiced.
The April Friday evening and Saturday zazen meetings will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 26th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.
The Friday evening zazen session on April 10 and the Saturday zazen session on April 11 will be cancelled due to preparations for the Buddhist memorial service.
Once a month on Sunday mornings, we hold a 15-minute zazen session followed by a 30-minute Dharma talk by the head priest in the formal tea room of Kobo-in, a temple of the Rinzai Tenryu-ji school located in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, near Shinjuku. During the tea gathering that follows, the head priest will answer any questions you may have.
The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on Sunday, June 28.
The July Sunday Zen talk meeting is scheduled for the 26th.
Nearest stations: Nakano-sakaue, Higashi-Nakano
From January 15 to 19, 2025, we held our last winter Ango sesshin. Under the guidance of Master Genryo, five students participated in this year's training.
The New Year (2026) zazen meetings will begin with a Friday evening zazen session on January 9 and a Saturday zazen session on January 10. We look forward to your participation.
At Kōho-in, a temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai school located in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, near Shinjuku, we hold a 15-minute zazen session and a 30-minute Dharma talk led by the head priest once a month on Sunday mornings in the temple’s formal tea room. During the tea gathering that follows, the head priest will answer any questions you may have.
The September Sunday Zen Talk will be held on Sunday, September 27.
The Sunday Zen Talk Session in October is scheduled for the 25th.
Nearest Stations: Nakano-sakaue (Marunouchi Line, Oedo Line); Higashi-Nakano (JR, Oedo Line)
The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on May 25. Join us on Sunday mornings for light zazen and a Dharma talk to refresh your body and mind, followed by 15 minutes of zazen and a 30-minute Zen talk by the abbot, followed by a tea party. Next month's meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 23.
In principle, the fourth Sunday of the month
From 07:30 to 09:30
The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on November 30. The program includes 15 minutes of zazen followed by a 30-minute Dharma talk by the abbot, followed by a tea party.
In principle, the fourth Sunday of the month
From 07:30 to 09:30
There will be no Zen talk meeting in December.
We would like to announce the schedule for the September zazen sessions. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday Night Zazen Sessions: September 4, 11, 18, and 25
Saturday Zazen Sessions: 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th
Sunday Zen Talk Session: September 27
The Friday evening and Saturday zazen sessions in July will be held on the following dates. In addition, the Sunday Zen talk will be held on the 26th (Sunday). Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday Night Zazen Sessions: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Saturday Zazen Sessions: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
The New Year (2025) zazen meetings will begin with a Friday evening zazen session on January 3 and a Saturday zazen session on January 4. We look forward to your participation.
The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on July 27. The program includes 15 minutes of zazen followed by a 30-minute Dharma talk by the abbot, followed by a tea party.
In principle, the fourth Sunday of the month
From 07:30 to 09:30
There will be no zazen session on Saturday, March 22. We need to do some work at the dojo, so only samu will be available in the morning.
We hold Chokushin'ei-ryu "Hōtei" practice sessions at the dojo in Kōho-in, Nakano Ward, Tokyo—located near Shinjuku—on the second Saturday of every month following the zazen session. In July, the session is scheduled to take place after the Saturday zazen session on the 11th.
Please attend the zazen session to participate. If you are interested, please contact us via email using the contact information below.

