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NEWS
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 ( )
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
At the dojo located at Kōho-in in Nakano Ward, Tokyo—just a short distance from Shinjuku—we hold Chokushin’ei-ryū “Hōtei” practice sessions on the second Saturday of every month following the zazen meeting. In October, the session is scheduled to take place after the Saturday zazen meeting on the 10th.
Please attend the zazen session to participate. If you are interested, please contact us via email using the contact information below.
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)
We have published Issue No. 77 of the re-launched *Tetsushu*.
Main Content:
Excerpts from the *Rinzai-roku* (7) ... Genryo Kakisakai
Solemn Memorial Services Held for the 33rd Anniversary of the Passing of the Venerable Master Omori Sogen and the 7th Anniversary of the Passing of the Venerable Master Takada Genchū
In Search of the Origins of Japanese Beauty... Naokokoro Okuda
The Genealogy of the Second Restoration Movement (Part 4) by Mitsuyoshi Iwatate
Travelogue of Pakistan ・・・・ Megumi Yamamoto
A Morning of Heavy Rain ・・・・Mami Endo
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 ( )
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.
We practice Shoshin Kagei-ryu "hogyo" after the Zazenkai on the second Saturday of each month, and in June it will be held after the Saturday Zazenkai on the 13th.
If you are interested, please contact us by e-mail at the address below.
From November 20-22, 2026, foreigners and Japanese interested in Zen and its culture will gather for an intensive study event. What is Zen practice? If you are interested in learning more about what the essence of Zen culture is all about, please join us. Please register by sending us an e-mail at )