Zen "tour"stops

Hello everyone,

I have some time for travel coming up, and would really like to focus on the Zen sect of Buddhism this time around. I've lived in Japan for quite a while now, and have visited many of the major "attractions". However, I have recently been considering that Zen is greatly lacking in what I've seen, Ryoanji temple in Kyoto being the only temple.

So I have a couple of weeks and enough funds stored up for a few hotels and shinkansen rides and am hoping to see some Zen temples or locations. Any recommendations/advice?

Thanks,
Gmonkey

In Kyoto I'd recommend Daitokuji, which is in the northern part of Kyoto. It's a huge complex with many sub temples. Getting there early in the AM is a great experience as most of the gardens are free of visitors and it's lovely. One of the sub temples (I can't remember the name) has an early morning Zazen session available to visitors for a small contribution. I'm sure the visitors center at the station would have info.