Seki: Gyokuryuji Temple Rinsai Zen Temple located in Gifu prefecture near Nagoya. Roshi Shinzan Miyamae offers training here and in Canada. Tokyo: Toshoji International Zen Center Soto Zen temple offering residency training to Westerners. List of Soto Zen Temples Temples that can accommodate foreigners' practice. From the official Sotoshu website. Tokyo: Dogen Sangha Promotes the teachings of Master Dogen, who established the Soto sect in the 13th century, offers an opportunity to practice Zazen and study Buddhism under the guidance of Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima. Tokyo: Sotoshu Horinzan Taisoji Established during the early years of the Tokugawa Shogunate at the start of the seventeenth century. Offers daily zazen and sutra services. Hatsukari: Zuigakuin - Zen Buddhist Center for International Exchange Soto temple founded in 1978 by Zen Master Daigyo Moriyama. Unique in two aspects. First- in its intention of reestablishing a way of practice as Zen Master Dogen has pointed it out in the 13th century. Second- in its attempt to provide access to foreign Zen students. The temple is located deep in the mountains. There is no electricity and telephone. Tokyo: Toshoji International Zen Center Soto Zen center offering dormitories in the temple for visiting Zen students. Kyoto: The International Zen Centre Kyoto -- Tekishin Juku Kyoto Kokusai Zendo Two temples, Tokoji (Zendo, Hondo) and Jotokuji (Hondo), and a guest house are open to visitors from Japan and from all over the world. The temple is under the direction of Muishitsu Rotaishi (Hozumi Gensho Roshi). The Kokusai Zendo Kyoto is part of the Myoshinji, one of the main lineages of Rinzai Zen in Japan. The Zendo offers everbody, no matter of which age, gender, nation, religion or philosophy, the opportunity to learn and practise Zen life and Zen mind. Soto Zen Temples List of Soto Zen Temples Kyoto Zen Zen temples and practice in Kyoto. More Japan Sites |