Rev. Taiga Ito (left), and Rev. Zenki Nishimura, at Green Gulch Farm in March.

The Assistant Director of the International Center, Reverend Taiga Ito, and the secretary, Reverend Zenki Nishimura, will return to visit Houston Zen Center for 3 days in April.

The International Center office is located at Sokoji temple in San Francisco. Sokoji is the original temple that Suzuki Roshi came from Japan to lead, before establishing San Francisco Zen Center.

Abbot Konjin Gaelyn and Rev. Koyu Mori, outgoing secretary of the International Center (with her son Iyori).

Abbot Konjin Gaelyn is the Director of the International Center, and is looking forward to introducing HZC members to Rev. Taiga and Rev. Zenki.

International Center of Soto Zen Buddhism staff at Soto Zen headquarters in Tokyo: Reverends Koyu, Konjin, Taiga, and Zenki, in Japan, January 2023.