REITO-JI - Reito-ji is a Buddhist temple (Rinzai sect, Myoshin-ji school) in Maesawa, Oshu City, Iwate

New information

Apr 30, 2023

Zazenkai (Zen Gathering) will resume on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Jul 31, 2018

We updated Zazen meeting.

apr 25, 2018

We added Drone's movie on YouTube

apr 06, 2018

We added stream live facing the pond in rear garden.

Dec 25, 2017

We are going to hold "Joya no Kane (One of the main events on "Ōmisoka"=Dec 31st) Anyone can participate. Please participate.

And we are going to broadcast the event by the fixed point camera (that in YouTube).

Mar 01, 2017

We are going to hold "The Memorial striking a bell for The Great East Japan Earthquake" on Saturday, Mar. 11, 2017, 2:46 p.m. at reito-ji. Anyone can participate. Please participate.

And we are going to broadcast the event by the fixed point camera (that in YouTube).

jan 19, 2017

We updated Photo-gallery and uploaded photos of New Year's Bell 2017.

Nov 05, 2016

We uploaded a schedule of "YEAR 2016 Provision of Financial Support from Year-end Fundraising".

Sep 14, 2016

Oshu-city published application requirements regarding for the Haiku event to think of Goitsu Endo. Please refer to the following link. "Public website Oshu-city"

Aug 02, 2016

On August 20, the ceremony of hitting the temple's bell for peace prayer by the host of UNESCO will be carried out from 2 p.m.

apr 14, 2016

We changed the direction of the fixed point camera.

Feb 29, 2016

We are going to hold "The Memorial striking a bell for The Great East Japan Earthquake" on Friday, Mar. 11, 2016, 2:46 p.m. at reito-ji. Anyone can participate. Please participate.

And we are going to broadcast the event by the fixed point camera (that in YouTube).

Dec 21, 2015

We changed the direction of the fixed point camera to see "New Year's Bell".

If the weather is fine, "The First Sunrise of a New Year" will see in the top of the live stream.

*The sunrise of Jan 1 is at AM 06:51.

Dec 09, 2015

We uploaded the state of "YEAR 2015 Provision of Financial Support from Year-end Fundraising".

Nov 20, 2015

We uploaded a schedule of "YEAR 2015 Provision of Financial Support from Year-end Fundraising".

Oct 07, 2015

We added several photos at Photo Gallery.

Oct 01, 2015

We started the stream live from the fixed point camera that was installed in the precincts.

Oct 01, 2015

The article about the "kuhi (* a slab with a Haiku cut on it)" of "Reito-ji" is planning to appear on a "Tanko-Nichinichi-Newspaper" of Oct 05 2015.

Sep 25, 2015

We added several photos at Photo Gallery.

Sep 14, 2015

We released English-language website.

Aug 30, 2015

We added several photos at Photo Gallery.

Aug 17, 2015

On August 20, the ceremony of hitting the temple's bell for peace prayer by the host of UNESCO will be carried out from 11 a.m.

Aug 13, 2015 to 16

In the "Bon" period, we are holding the "Reito-ji lantern festival". Please come to the festival by all means.

Aug 13, 2015

From 4 p.m., we will carry out the first Bon memorial service in the main hall.

Aug 09, 2015 ~ Aug 16, 2015

The Bon tanakyo (*1) ceremony will be held.

(*1: chanting a sutra in front of the shelf which is prepared to invite the spirits of the ancestor)

Aug 10, 2015

We opened our website.

Schedule of the events

Apr 30, 2023

Zazenkai (Zen Gathering) will resume on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Apr 18, 2020

Zazen meetings will be cancelled for the time being. An announcement will be made as soon as the timing of the reopening is determined.

Mar 21, 2020