Zazen meeting schedule for May

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 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

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

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 June sesshin was held from June 18 to 22, 2025. Six students practiced under the guidance of Master Genryo.

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.

Why don't you and your child take a moment during your summer vacation to take a little peek into the world of Zen at a small, historic zazen meeting in a quiet residential area near Shinjuku?　Sometimes the experiences we have in our childhood become memories that last a lifetime. We have planned this event in the hope of providing such an irreplaceable opportunity. On the day of the event, you will experience a short zazen session, a Zen talk by the abbot, and Zen calligraphy. Women will be on hand to provide support.

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.

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

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 next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on Sunday, May 24.

The June Sunday Zen talk meeting is scheduled for the 28th.

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.

We will start Sunday Zen Talks in January 2025. On Sunday mornings, we invite you to refresh your body and mind with light zazen and a Dharma talk, followed by 15 minutes of zazen and a 30-minute Zen talk by the abbot, followed by a tea party.
From January 2025, 2nd and 4th Sundays
From 07:30 to 09:30

The next Sunday Zen Talk will be held on Sunday, April 26.

The May Sunday Zen talk meeting is scheduled for the 24th.