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Yuima-kai Zazen Session at Shokoku-ji
維摩会（坐禅会）（本山相国寺）
The Yuima-kai, Shokoku-ji's long-running zazen gathering for lay practitioners, meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 9:00 to 11:00 (zazen 9:00–10:30, talk 10:30–11:00); the remaining 2026 dates are November 22 and December 13. Sign up in person at the temple office reception between 8:30 and 8:55 on the day — first come, first served, capacity 50 — with a donation of ¥100 or more. Arrive before 9:00; latecomers are not admitted.
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