Chokushin'e-ryu Official Training Session

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 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.

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.

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 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

We will be holding an intensive Zen retreat (An Introduction to Sesshin) in November.

Please refer to the link below.

★An Invitation to Sesshin: https://kohoin.org/zen-tim/

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.

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 ( )

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 )

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.

The June Friday evening and Saturday zazen meetings will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 28th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday evening zazen meetings: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

Saturday Zazen meeting : 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

Tesshu re-issue No. 75 is published.

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