Sunday Morning Refresh Your Mind with Light Zazen and Dharma Talks: Sunday Zen Talks in September

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

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

From January 15 to 19, 2025, we held our last winter Ango sesshin. Under the guidance of Master Genryo, five students participated in this year's training.

Zazen meeting on Saturday, July 26 will be cancelled.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 ( )

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 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.

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, June 28.

The July Sunday Zen talk meeting is scheduled for the 26th.
Nearest stations: Nakano-sakaue, Higashi-Nakano

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

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.