An important building site has begun at Kanshoji. We hope to finish it in
June. It is about extending the kitchen by building a washing-up premises,
next to the present kitchen, in the courtyard. It will be topped by a
tile-roofed terrace.

A tile-roofed external gangway bordering the buildings of the courtyard will
allow everyone to have access to all the places of the monastery without
using outside shoes, which will be of a great comfort.
With that done, the rest of the courtyard will be transformed in grassy
garden planted with trees, shrubs and flowers.

So, during the year, those who would like to have a taste of monastic life
and help this beautiful project are welcome, and this regardless of their
skills or absence of technical skills...