Ryūtaku-ji

Ryūtaku-ji

is a Rinzai Buddhist temple located in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, that was founded by Zen Master Hakuin Ekaku in 1761.

Kyudo Nakagawa was the abbot of Ryūtaku-ji (as well as Soho Zendo on West Broadway in New York City) up until his death in December 2007.Since January 2008, the new abbot of Ryūtaku-ji is Eizan Goto Roshi, who is also the Zen Master of Centre Assise, a meditation center near Paris (France).


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