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Bill Schwob Photos
of Rinsoin, Zounin, Shoganji

Rinsoin is Shunryu Suzuki's home temple in Japan.
He was also abbot of Zounin where he first trained.
Shoganji is the temple where he was born and raised.

Bill Schwob's Photo website - Bill Schwob's Sculpture website

The first group of photos below were scanned from framed photos Bill left with the SFZC after they'd been on display there.



Tea House, Rinsoin

 


Garden at Rinsoin

 


Densho Rinsoin


Shoganji

 


Steps to Rinsoin

 


Cicada at steps to bell tower, Rinsoin

 


Jizo along entrance road, Rinsoin

 


Hatto (main hall), Rinsoin

 


Lantern and Jizo along entrance road, Rinsoin

 


Garden Shunryu Suzuki worked on, Rinsoin

 


Hatto, Zounin

 


Entrance gate to Zounin

 


Hoitsu & Chitose daughter at school Shunryu founded.

 


Entrance to Rinsoin

 


Bill writes Zounin but it sure looks like Rinsoin to me. - dc

 


Entrance gate to Shoganji

 


Hoitsu Suzuki and Shoko Okamoto (RIP), abbot of Zounin and dharma heir of Shunryu holding famous bow that So-on would use for archery. Shunryu said it took great strength to pull the draw string back.

 


Hoitsu at work

 


Yasuko Oishi, Shunryu's daughter, eldest of four offspring

 


Hatto interior, Rinsoin

 


Hatto interior, Rinsoin

 


Chitose and Hoitsu Suzuki

 

 
Kiln at Rinsoin

 

 
Chukonhi, monument to soldiers who died in recent wars, moved to Rinsoin by Shunryu at end of war when villagers feared reprisal from occupying Americans.



Some duplication in the following not scanned through glass

Shoganji
 
Shoganji
 
 
Zounin
 
 
Rinsoin Hatto
 
 
Again, Bill writes Zounin but it sure looks like Rinsoin to me. - dc
 
 
Rinsoin - garden Shunryu worked on
 
Rinsoin
 
 
Rinsoin
 
Rinsoin
 
 
 
Rinsoin
 
Rinsoin
Rinsoin

Thanks Sassy Hardy at the SFZC for scanning the framed photos so we could all share them.