Chokushin'e-ryu Official Training Session

Tesshu Zenkai holds zazen sessions for the general public. One of the five-day to one-week-long overnight Zen retreats (sesshin) will be open to the public as a trial day. Please join us.

From April 16 to 20, 2025, we held the first sesshin for the new system. Under the guidance of Master Genryo, seven students practiced.

Announcement: July "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.
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 ( )

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 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

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

Sunday, December 28th will be cancelled due to the end of the year. The next Zen talk will be held on Sunday, January 25.

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

Zazen will be cancelled for the month of February due to the Seikan holiday, and will resume with an evening zazen session on Friday, March 6.

Zazen meeting on Saturday, July 26 will be cancelled.

Every third Saturday of the month, we hold sesshin, an overnight intensive zazen practice from Wednesday evening to Sunday noon.
January sesshin will be held from Wednesday, January 13 to Sunday, January 18. From Wednesday to Thursday, after early morning zazen, we will return to our normal daily routines, such as going to work from the dojo and returning to the dojo in the evening for zazen and overnight stay, spending time intensively facing our selves.

The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on October 26. 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

Tesshu reissue No. 74 was published.

The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on August 24. 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

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.