in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Japanese
Dhamma Adicca (Sun of Dhamma) meditation centre is located close to Mobara town, Chiba prefecture, and is easily reached from central Tokyo on the JR Sotobou line (90mins).
Covering an area of of more than three acres and protected by hills on three sides, the centre is quietly secluded and offers an ideal environment for meditation.
The centre has completed the first phase of developed with new facilities and offers regular 10-day courses with places for 60 students.
All courses are taught in English with translation in Japanese.
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
- Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
- Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
- Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
- If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Address: Japan Vipassana Center -- Dhammadicca 785-3 Kaminogo, Mutsuzawa-cho, Chosei-gun, Chiba-ken, 299-4413 Japan Email: [email protected] Phone: [81](475) 40-3611 Fax: [81](475) 40-3611
Important Notice
In order to reduce the risk of Covid19 infection on courses, we have put in place the following requirements for all applicants. Further information is available here.
Corona 19 and New Requirements for Courses at Dhammadicca
Please read before applying.
We ask for your understanding and cooperation.
Requirements to attend a course for both students and servers
- Age restriction 65 yrs (from Nov 11 course)
- You do not have any of these medical conditions: high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, respiratory disease, or underlying diseases that cause immunodeficiency.
- You have no symptoms that would suggest Covid19 infections at the time of application.
- You are not pregnant.
- You are resident in Japan.
- You have either Japanese health insurance or an insurance certificate and will present this at the course reception .
- You have someone who would be willing to meet you, in an emergency, if you feel sick and need to return home.
- If you recently returned from abroad you must have been in Japan for more than 2 weeks
- In the past two weeks, you have not been
- in contact with a Covid infected person
- in contact with anyone who has been in Japan for less than two weeks
- to places where there is a high risk of infection (events and dinners where many people gather, gyms, karaoke, group trips, etc.)
- to a medical institution that poses a risk of infection (including a dentist)
You agree to follow the Centre's Covid19 guidelines
All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apply* | 30 Oct - 03 Nov | 3-Day | Wait List | Chiba-ken |
For old students Old Students only. The course will end around 7am on the last day. |
| Apply* | 11 Nov - 15 Nov | 3-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Open | Chiba-ken |
For old students Old Students only |
| Apply* | 19 Nov - 23 Nov | 3-Day | Women - Wait List Men - Open Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open | Chiba-ken |
For old students Old Students only Please see the requirements above before applying. The course will end around 7am on the last day. |
| Apply* | 02 Dec - 13 Dec | 10-Day | Women - Long Wait List Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Short Wait List | Chiba-ken |
Old Students only Please see the requirements above before applying. The course will end around 7am on the last day. |
| 23 December, 2020 - 03 January, 2021 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Oct | Chiba-ken |
Old Students only Please see the requirements above before applying. The course will end around 7am on the last day. |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://adicca.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]
All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.
Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.
Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.
Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.
