Online Zazen Meditation

Join us from November to March for online Zazen Meditation!

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One of the most common comments we hear when someone visits is about the steep road leading up to the temple. Without fail, the sentiment includes how hard it must be hard to drive up in the winter! Although we put in heaters under the steepest section of the driveway a few years ago to make it easier to access (Japan being Japan), the winters are nevertheless long, cold and snowy in Akita. Things slow down and we hold less ceremonies and events with New Years Eve and Ryujinsai being the two exceptions in January.

Therefore, instead of hosting in-person zazen during the winter, we will move the the meditation sessions to an online format. We are excited to invite people to join more easily from the comfort of their own homes.

For those living in Japan, the time remains the same from 6:30am ~ 7::00am on Thursdays. A nice way to start your morning!

People in NZ and Australia, this falls in your mid morning, while East Asia it will be early morning. For those in based in Europe it will be Wednesday night and in the US it will beWednesday afternoon.

Please check your time converters for exact times in your location. The meditation will last 30 minutes.

This is free for anyone to join. We want to create a safe and private space, so will send you the zoom link directly via email. The link works for all sessions between November 2026 and March 2027.

Looking forward to seeing you!