Keishunin, a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji Temple, Yasumasa Arashima

A form of Zen that preserves silence and resonates with the present era.

Yasumasa Anrakushima, deputy chief priest of Keishun-in, a sub-temple of Myoshinji Temple.
After undergoing three years of rigorous training at the monks' hall of the famous Daitokuji temple, in 2016 he took on the role of next-generation leader of Keishun-in Temple, which has four gardens designated as historic sites and places of scenic beauty.

Mr. Anrakushima's true strength lies in his "flexible spirit of inquiry" that allows him to preserve the weight of tradition while translating it into modern words and experiences.
Through Zen meditation instruction and sermons for young people, including those on school trips, he is working to redefine temples as places where people living in the modern age can encounter their true selves, rather than as places of distant history.

"Zen should be more accessible and more free"

The products and words supervised by Mr. Anrakushima are imbued with the dignified strength he has cultivated through his training, as well as a warm gaze that sympathizes with the anxieties of modern times.
Mr. Anrakushima's proposal for a "temple that adapts to the times" will bring the profound silence of the ancient capital of Kyoto and the flexible wisdom that illuminates the future into your daily life.