All temples below are located on the 'Map' page with email addresses! Tel and Fax numbers need +81 for Japan and no zero for the area code From north to south, the Japanese regions are:

Hokkaido  (region view here)

Chūōji 6jō-nishi, 2chōme, Chuō-ku, Sapporo City 064-0806 Hokkaido Tel: 011-512-7321 Fax:011-512-7322 Website: under construction Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available for 1-2 persons Contacts abroad: N/A   Hokudaiji   Kita 12jō-nishi, 3chōme, Kita-ku, Sapporo City 001-0012 Hokkaido Tel: 011-716-0264 Fax: 011-746-4388 Website: under construction Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation N/A Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: Australia, China

The Tohoku region (region view: northern Honshū, largest city: Sendai)

Iōji    Goro-uchi 157, Kami-Arakawa, Taira Iwaki City 970-8034 Fukushima Prefecture Tel: 0246-28-3512 Fax: 0246-28-7591 Website: http://www.iohji.com Languages spoken: English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: USA, Canada, Australia, Switzerland Gyokusenji   Tamagawa 35, Haguro-machi, Tsuruoka City 997-0121Yamagata Prefecture Tel: 0235-62-2746 Fax: 0235-62-4830 Website: http://www.gyokusenji.or.jp Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad:  N/A  Shinryūin   Tatehama, Utatsu-chō, Motoyoshi-gun 988-0445 Miyagi Prefecture Tel: 0226-36-2031 Fax: 0226-36-2188 Website: under construction Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation limited availability Contacts abroad: San Francisco USA,  Auckland, New Zealand

The Kanto Region (region view: eastern Honshū, largest cities: Tokyo and Yokohama)

Tōshōji International Zen Centre   Yutaka-chō 4-5-18, Shinagawa-ku, 142-0042 Tokyo Tel: 03-3781-4235 Fax: 03-3781-6168 Website: www.toshoji.com (English) Languages spoken: English, Italian Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available for long period of stay only. Contacts abroad: Ensōji Milano, Italy; Sanbōji Parma, Italy  Zenshōin   Minami-Nagasaki 5-21-8, Toshima-ku 171-0052 Tokyo Tel 03-3951-7555 Fax 03-3951-9707 Website: under construction Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: N/A  Sōzenji Kawasaki 2-8-20, Hamura, 205-0021 Tokyo Tel: 042-554-1276 Fax: 042-578-3525 Website:N/A Languages spoken: some English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: Saturdays 19:30-21:00 first Sunday every month 06:00 - 9:00 am Accommodation: N/A Contacts abroad: N/A  Shōsenji Kuroiwa 42, Ooiso-machi, Naka-gun 259-0105 Kanagawa Prefecture Tel: 0463-71-2885 Fax: 0463-71-7191 Website:http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~shosenji Languages spoken: English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: USA Jinsōji   Jinbo 1295, Yoshii-machi, Tano-gun 370-2123 Gunma Prefecture Tel: 027-387-3080 Fax: 027-387-8766 Website:http://jinsouji.net Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation N/A Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: China:Gotaizan,                           Sri Lanka Daiōji Kurobaneta-machi 450, Ootawara City 324-0233 Tochigi Prefecture Tel: 0287-54-0332 Fax: 0287-54-0330 Website: http://www.daiouji.or.jp Languages spoken: English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: Korea, China, Spain Zuiganji   Miyashita 108, Minami Bōsō City 299-2505 Chiba Prefecture Tel: 0470-46-2814 Fax: 0470-46-3101 Website: under construction Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: N/A

Chūbu and Hokuriku region  (region view: central Honshū, including Mt. Fuji)

Tenryūji   Matsuoka Kasuga 1-64, Eiheiji-cho Yoshida-gun, 910-1133 Fukui Prefecture Tel: 0776-61-0471 Website: http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~t0471 Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: France, Germany Daijōji   Ru-10, Nagasaka-cho, Kanazawa City 921-8114 Ishikawa Prefecture Tel: 076-241-2680 Fax: 076-241-2330 Website: http://www.daijoji.or.jp Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation: only long stay Contacts abroad: Italy, Australia

Kōshin'etsu region  (region view northeastern Chūbu, largest cities: Niigata and Nagano)

Daieiji   Sōmi 3-3-18, Kōnan-ku, Niigata City 950-0205 Niigata Prefecture Tel: 025-285-2032 Fax: 025-385-2447 Website: http://www.h6.dion.ne.jp/~daieiji/ Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad:  N/A Horakuan   Toyoōka-kanmachi, Suzaka City 382-0011 Nagano Prefecture Tel: 080-1131-1378 http://horakuan.net Languages spoken: English, German Zazen participation welcomed once a week + special programs Accommodation available Contacts abroad: USA, Germany Manryūji    Hongo-machi 668-1, Suzaka City 382-0011 Nagano Prefecture Tel: 026-246-9014 Fax: 026-248-7436 http://members.stvnet.home.ne.jp/manryuji/ Languages spoken: English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: USA, Germany Senryūji   Murayama-Nishiwari 734, Takane-cho, Hokuto City 408-0018 Yamanashi Pref. Tel: 0551-47-3089 Fax: 0551-47-3089 Website: under construction Languages spoken: some English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: France

Tōkai region  (region view: southern Chūbu, largest cities: Nagoya, Hamamatsu and Shizuoka)

Shōshōji Kitakata, Nyukawa-cho, Takayama City 506-2133 Gifu Prefecture Tel/Fax: 0557-78-1080 URL:http://onebowl.shousouji.com Languages spoken: English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: USA, Switzerland, Holland, Germany Saikenji Nishi-Kamoe-cho 3268, 432-8067 Shizuoka Prefecture Tel: 053-477-7000 Fax: 053-447-7088 URL:http://home1.catvmics.ne.jp/~saikenji Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: USA Zuiunji    Ooka 316, Shimada City, 427-0033 Shizuoka Prefecture Tel: 0547-32-0432 Fax: 0547-32-0460 Website: under construction Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: Switzerland, France, Belgium, Ecuador

Kansai or Kinki region (view west-central Honshū, largest cities: Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto)

Kyoto Kokusai Zendo, International Zen Centre Kyoto   Inukai, Sogabe-cho, Kameoka City 621-0027 Kyoto Tel: 0771-24-0152 Website: http://www.tekishin.org/english/ Languages spoken: English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: N/A Myōjūji   Sagisu 2-15-10, Fukushima-ku 553-0002 Osaka City Tel: 06-6451-6659 Fax: 06-6451-6695 Website: under construction Languages spoken: Korean, English, Spanish Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation available Contacts abroad: Taiwan, Korea, USA, France, Spain, Holland, Germany Daikeiji   Kuriyama 306, Hidaka-cho, Toyooka City 669-5361 Hyōgo Prefecture Tel: 0796-44-0021 Fax: 0796-44-0305 Website: under construction Languages spoken: English Zazen participation N/A Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad:  USA San Francisco

Chūgoku region  (region view: western Honshū, largest cities: Hiroshima, and Okayama)

Zenshōji   Hesaka-yamane 3-2-7, Higashi-ku, 732-0002 Hiroshima Prefecture Tel: 082-229-0618 Fax: 082-229-0822 Website: http://www.zenshoji.org Languages spoken: N/A Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: N/A Kōzanji   Chōfu-Kawabata 1-2-3, Shimonoseki City 752-0979 Yamaguchi  Prefecture Tel: 083-245-0258 Fax: 083-245-1332 Website: http://www.npweb.com/kouzanji Languages spoken: German Zazen participation welcomed Time table: first and third Accommodation N/A Contacts abroad: Germany Tōshōji   Yokodani 3796, Yakage-cho, Oda-gun Okayama City 714-1212 Okayama Pref. Tel: 0866-82-0087 Fax: 0866-82-0087 Website: under construction Languages spoken: English Zazen participation welcomed Time table: N/A   Accommodation available Contacts abroad: USA, Europe, Australia