Tesshu vol.74 (Summer 2025) was published

Tesshu re-issue No. 73 is published.

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.

The New Year (2025) zazen meetings will begin with a Friday evening zazen session on January 3 and a Saturday zazen session on January 4. We look forward to your participation.

Tesshuu Reissue No. 76 is now available.

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.

Tesshu re-issue No. 72 was published.

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.

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 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 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

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.

Tesshuu Reissue No. 71 is now available.

The March Friday evening zazen meeting and Saturday zazen meeting will be held on the following dates. Sunday Zazen Talk will be held on Sunday the 29th. Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.

Please note that the schedule for March will be irregular due to the interregnum. (07:45 for anton (silent meditation), 08:00 for bell ringing, no chanting, no calligraphy).

The Friday evening and Saturday zazen sessions in July will be held on the following dates. In addition, the Sunday Zen talk will be held on the 26th (Sunday). Please feel free to join us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Friday Night Zazen Sessions: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th

Saturday Zazen Sessions: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

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