Refresh your mind with light zazen and Dharma talks on Sunday mornings: Sunday Zen Talks in June

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.

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 ( )

At the dojo located at Kōho-in in Nakano Ward, Tokyo—near Shinjuku—we hold Chokushin’ei-ryū “Hōtei” practice sessions after the zazen meeting on the second Saturday of every month. In September, the session is scheduled to take place after the Saturday zazen meeting on the 12th.

Please attend the zazen session to participate. If you are interested, please contact us via email using the contact information below.

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

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.

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 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.

Every third Saturday of the month, we hold sesshin, an overnight intensive zazen practice from Wednesday evening to Sunday noon.
The December sesshin was held from Wednesday, December 17 through Sunday, December 21. From Wednesday to Thursday, after early morning zazen, participants returned to their normal daily routines, including leaving the dojo to go to work, and then returned to the dojo in the evening for zazen and overnight stay, spending time intensively facing their own selves.

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

Please refer to the link below.

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

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

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 )

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

We would like to announce the schedule for the September zazen sessions. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday Night Zazen Sessions: September 4, 11, 18, and 25
Saturday Zazen Sessions: 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th
Sunday Zen Talk Session: September 27

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