Join us for a unique experience melding the practice of Zen and Japanese Woodworking, training your whole self for two intensive weeks at the Chozen-ji Zen temple in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii. Students will participate in a rigorous program of Zen meditation and woodworking training learning the fundamentals of Japanese tools and constructing a small timber-frame structure.

During this six day workshop, students will learn to cut and raise a simple garden shed frame that employs traditional Japanese timber framing techniques. An enclosed area to store the various items for the garden and yard, and a sheltered, open area for the mower. A flexible structure that could easily be versioned into a greenhouse with changes to the roof, or a chicken coup with changes to the walls.

Join us for a a full immersion in the construction and raising of a Japanese timber frame. Students will learn and gain practice cutting different joints and assembling a building to house a traditional Japanese blacksmith forge.

Join us for a a full immersion in the construction and raising of a Japanese timber frame. Students will learn and gain practice cutting different joints and assembling a structure.