New Year's Zazen Meetings begin on the 9th

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

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)

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, July 26.

The Sunday Zen Talk Session in August is scheduled for the 30th.
Nearest Stations: Nakano-sakaue (Marunouchi Line, Oedo Line); Higashi-Nakano (JR, Oedo Line)

We would like to announce the schedule for the zazen sessions. We look forward to seeing you there.
October
Friday Night Zazen Sessions: the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th
Saturday Zazen Sessions: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st
Sunday Zen Talk Session: 25th
November:
★There will be no Friday night zazen on November 20 or Saturday zazen on November 21.
Friday Night Zazen Sessions: the 6th, 13th, and 27th
Saturday Zazen Sessions: 7th, 14th, and 28th
Sunday Zen Talk Session: 29th

Announcement for the September “Zen Tea Gathering”
If you’ve ever wanted to try matcha at a tea ceremony but hesitated because you didn’t know the proper etiquette, we’ll explain the basics in the traditional tatami room at Kobo-in Temple in Nakano Ward, Tokyo—just a short distance from Shinjuku. At Kobo-in, we offer tea ceremony lessons as part of our Zen practice. Through a short 10-minute zazen meditation and the tea ceremony etiquette, you’ll experience the importance of focusing on each and every moment of “now.”
After that, please watch a demonstration of the actual thin tea ceremony and enjoy the main sweet and thin tea.
Sunday, September 13, 8:45 a.m. –
Fee: 1,500 yen (Advance registration required)
Location: Kobo-in Temple (Tenryu-ji School of the Rinzai Sect)
Please contact us via email to apply or inquire ( )

Tesshuu Reissue No. 76 is now available.

Due to the February holiday season, the Friday evening zazen meeting and Saturday zazen meeting will be cancelled, but the Sunday zen talk meeting will be held on Sunday, February 22nd.

The March Sunday Zen talk meeting is scheduled for the 29th.

The March Friday evening zazen meeting and Saturday zazen meeting will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 29th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note that the schedule for March will be irregular due to the interregnum. (07:45 for anton (silent meditation), 08:00 for bell ringing, no chanting, no calligraphy).

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.

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.

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.

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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

Zazen meeting on Saturday, July 26 will be cancelled.

The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on February 23. 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