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1-2, Hokyoji, Ono-shi, Fukui-ken 912-0434
phone: +81(0)779-65-8833 fax: +81(0)779-65-8103
* Please inquire by email or fax.
Prefecture | Fukui |
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Resident Priest | Rev. Yoichi Tanaka |
Website | --- |
hokyoji@happytown.ocn.ne.jp | |
Access | From the JR Hokuriku Honsen line Fukui station, change to the JR Etsumihoku line. Alight at Echizen-Ono station. 20 mins by taxi. Or, from Fukui station take the Keifuku bus (Route 55, Ono line). Alight at Ono Eki-mae bus stop. (Depending on the circumstances, someone from the temple may be able to pick you up. Please phone from Fukui station.) Car: From Fukui interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway, head for Ono. Then take National Highway 158 and head for Shirotori. Upon entering Ono City, turn right at the Shinokurahigashi intersection. Go straight along Prefectural Highway 34 Matsugaya line. |
Language(s) | English(i.e. with interpreter) |
Meditation day | Daily |
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Time | 4:40am-5:25am; 3:40pm-4:20pm; 8:00pm-8:50pm |
Fee | Usual fee: ¥3,000, students ¥2,000 (includes 1 night stay with 3 meals). However, for novices, meal money only. |
Instructor | Resident priest, Training monks |
Other | Please inquire. |
Meditation lecture dates | Nov-May (once a month: 5 nights, 6 days), Dec 1-8, Feb 1-7 |
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Fee | Same as for meditation retreat |
Other | Please inquire. |
Sermon day | 20 times a month (as a rule). Variable. |
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Times | Lecture 4:40am-5:10am; Reading by turns 5:30pm-6:00pm |
Content | Readings in turn of, and lectures on "Shobogenzo""Shobogenzo-zuimonki""Gakudo Yojinshu""Eihei Shingi", etc. |
Fee | Same as for meditation (subject to consultation) |
Lecturer | Resident priest, Training monks |
Other | Twice over summer. Lectures on "Shobogenzo" and intensive lectures (by a university professor). Please inquire. |
Accommodation (no. of beds) | 20 |
Accommodation fee (per night) | ¥2,000-¥3,000 (i.e. participation fee for Zazen sessions) |
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